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New mothers should not be penalized for taking prescription medications

A state law requiring hospitals to tell the state when a newborn tests positive for drugs wrongly hurts mothers who take medication to overcome addiction.
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Dear MBTA: Googly eyes are great, but how about on-time projects and reliable trains?

The once-again delayed South Coast rail project is all too typical of the MBTA's management failures.
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Why was Steward paying millions to spy on critics while its business was suffering?

As Governor Maura Healey has said, Steward needs to leave Massachusetts. The state should not pay a penny to the company on its way out.
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Where is justice for Sandra Birchmore?

State Police and the Norfolk DA once again face questions about a double standard.

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The Declaration of Independence
In Congress, July 4, 1776: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America.

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Why Biden should step aside
For the good of the country, the president should graciously bow out of the race and free his delegates to cast their votes for someone else at the Democratic National Convention.

Finalist for the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing

A battle for affordable housing in Massachusetts

The Globe editorial board's 2020 series on the need for inclusive housing reform in Newton and across the Commonwealth.

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Supreme Court immunity ruling means more than a delay of the Trump trial. It could make future despots untouchable.

It is hard to fathom that this outcome was what the Framers of our Constitution had in mind.

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The Read trial did produce a verdict — on law enforcement

Jurors deadlocked on the charges against Read. But the proceedings did reveal iffy police work and tolerance for misogyny at the State Police.

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Sadly, the MCAS ballot-question battle is on

Voters should press Massachusetts Teachers Association members on their union’s effort to do away with the statewide test as a graduation requirement, since that would leave the state without any mode of assuring that a high school diploma means the same from school district to school district.

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The Supreme Court’s dangerous power grab

Its decision on Friday overturning the Chevron doctrine is the latest in a string of rulings to upend court precedent in a way that is dangerous for the rule of law and the principle of separation of powers.

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Curbs on ghost guns, a better ‘red flag’ law on owners can’t wait for next year

Critical reforms have been pending in the Legislature for months as the session nears its end.

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The Constitution cannot tether us to the past when it comes to keeping firearms out of the hands of dangerous people

While the Supreme Court landed on the correct outcome, the ruling did little to clarify the constitutional rules of the road for gun control.

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Biden, Trump, and the issue no one wants to talk about

Housing policy is largely left to local governments. But as prices have skyrocketed, there are levers the federal government can pull to make homes more affordable and spur new development.

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Parents through IVF, surrogacy need equal protection

Legal update would protect couples, including same-sex, who use assisted reproduction.