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In #MeToo era, steps forward and back

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When it comes to reckoning with the role of women in society, it can sometimes be difficult to know whether we’re in a period of enlightened new awareness or blithe ignorance. So it is that today’s news features stories on a major Boston hospital rethinking the prominent posting of portraits of the all-male cast of(...)

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Patriots players to tackle Suffolk DA race

Criminal Justice/ Politics

Patriots players to tackle Suffolk DA race

McCourty twins, Slater will question candidates

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THE CANDIDATES FOR Suffolk County district attorney may think twice before trying to slip past the moderators of an upcoming forum on the race. That’s because the questions will come from a trio that knows something about stopping even the fanciest of footwork. Three tackling standouts with the New England Patriots will pose questions to(...)

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City council puts restraints on Airbnb

Economy/ Housing

City council puts restraints on Airbnb

Industry slams measure for cutting commercial units, rental caps

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THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL overwhelmingly approved tough new restrictions on short-term rentals offered by companies such as Airbnb and HomeAway, eliminating investor-owned units from the marketplace while allowing owner-occupied, two- and three-family homeowners to rent out some of their units year-round. The council on Wednesday made some minor adjustments to a proposal by Mayor Marty(...)

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House bill plays Robin Hood on health care

Health Care/ Opinion

House bill plays Robin Hood on health care

Introduces concept of ‘unwarranted factors’ of price variation

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THE HOUSE HEALTH CARE BILL breathes new life into an approach taken in the 2012 cost containment bill—using some Robin Hood-like assessments as a means to improve the financial plight facing some of our have-not health care providers. Essentially, the House bill attempts to raise some $450 million in assessments over three years to finance(...)

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Paper cuts at the Herald

Economy/ Media

Paper cuts at the Herald

More reductions as tabloid’s new owners to outsource advertising and layout

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THE NEW OWNERS of the Boston Herald have told staff they will outsource all the paper’s advertising design and news page layout functions for the daily print edition to the company’s headquarters in Colorado, triggering elimination of at least half the copy editor and design positions. The move is the latest round of cuts imposed(...)

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Regulatory reset needed on Uber, self-driving cars

Modernizing Mobility/ Tracking Transportation/ Transportation/ Opinion

Regulatory reset needed on Uber, self-driving cars

Impose a series of fees and use the funds for public transit

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Second of two parts (First part can be found here.)  MASSACHUSETTS STATE AND MUNICIPAL DECISION MAKERS must push a reset button and develop a template for a more comprehensive and robust regulatory framework that will guide the operation of Transportation Network Company and autonomous vehicle business models. It’s a necessary first step in the process(...)

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Wynn accused of reneging on $19m deal

Rolling the Dice/ Gambling

Wynn accused of reneging on $19m deal

Casino developer calls handshake arrangement implausible

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THE DRAMA SURROUNDING the Wynn Resorts casino took another odd turn when one of the former owners of the Everett property on which the facility is being built alleged that Wynn reneged on a handshake deal to pay him nearly $19 million in return for essentially accepting a lower sales price. Anthony Gattineri, one of(...)

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Maine experiments with ranked-choice voting

Politics

Maine experiments with ranked-choice voting

Moody wins GOP gubernatorial primary; Dem race up in air

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Shawn Moody won the Republican nomination for governor of Maine on Tuesday, but he won’t know his Democratic opponent for several more days because of a new ranked-choice voting system that changes the way winners are selected. In most states, the candidate with the most votes is declared the winner in a primary or general election.(...)

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Maine experiments with ranked-choice voting

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Shawn Moody won the Republican nomination for governor of Maine on Tuesday, but he won’t know his Democratic opponent for several more days because of a new ranked-choice voting system that changes the way winners are selected. In most states, the candidate with the most votes is declared the winner in a primary or general election.(...)

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Clouds over Mass. solar industry

Plugging In/ Energy/ Environment/ Opinion

Clouds over Mass. solar industry

Clear, bold leadership needed from Beacon Hill

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IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT, just a decade ago, seeing solar panels was a novelty in neighborhoods across Massachusetts. Today, that’s all changed.  Solar projects are ubiquitous across the Commonwealth – from the rooftops of homes, schools, and office buildings to solar canopies in parking lots and community solar farms. What’s been dubbed a “solar revolution”(...)

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