For those who care about the future of public transit, the MBTA’s 2040 planning process is an important one to watch and participate in.
Retroactive application of new alimony rules
House 740, a bill before the Judiciary Committee, would reopen for dispute financial arrangements in many older divorces. I cannot support House 740 and have referred it for further study.
Senate Climate Bill
Earlier this week, Senator Pacheco’s Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change released an omnibus bill climate change bill. The bill combines dozens of ideas for reducing carbon emissions, including authorizations for powerful new market mechanisms.
Editorial: Safe injection sites worth considering
The Greenfield Recorder responds to an op-ed Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan published in January, agreeing that “outside the box” approaches to combating the opioid crisis are worth considering.
T putting up digital ads around Common
In the Globe today: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/02/07/history-fight-wants-put-digital-billboards-around-boston-common/1zRWY93RKV1p73tUNkOC4M/story.html Honestly this is a good idea. I think the preservationists are being a bit extreme on this one. The “billboards” would be the size of a TV. Those stations are in heavily commercial neighborhoods already so adding these ads would in no way harm the “character” of the neighborhood. From …
POV: Solitary Confinement Offends Basic Humanity
A student examines policies that could reduce and improve the use of segregation that are currently under consideration by the criminal justice reform conference committee, via BU Today.