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IN PRINT
Fear and Loathing on the Tax Trail ’13
The fight over higher taxes in Massachusetts is about everything but taxes. Spring, 2013
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Cause Development
John Rosenthal is the state’s most prominent gun control activist, a crusader against homelessness, and an environmental activist. In his spare time, he’s also trying to pull off the first development project over the Massachusetts Turnpike in 30 years. Winter, 2013
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A Bank for Infrastructure
If the state doesn’t have any money to pay for infrastructure improvements, can Wall Street help? Fall, 2012
Kaleidoscope
Five takes on the Scott Brown-Elizabeth Warren Senate showdown. I look at what a victory map for either Brown or Warren would have to look like. Fall, 2012
Rumble in the Park.
The Greenway has become a signature Boston destination, a vibrant ribbon of urban parkland. A battle over who should pay for its pricey upkeep is threatening its future. Summer, 2012
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Finding her Voice.
After a devastating Senate defeat, Martha Coakley is back. Spring, 2012
What’s Up with the Sales Tax?
It should ride the economy’s ups and downs, but is getting squeezed by high housing prices. Spring, 2012
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Historical Roadblock.
A standoff over land in Freetown casts a spotlight on a little-known agency with an outsized role over development in Massachusetts. Winter, 2012
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Out of Reach.
The housing bubble burst six years ago, but homeownership is even more elusive today for middle-class families in Massachusetts. Fall, 2011
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Divining Devens.
As the former Army base searches for its identity, a group of residents wants to form the state’s 352nd town. Summer, 2011
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Who Does He Think He Is?
Dan Winslow is a veteran Republican operative turned freshman state rep. Now he is shaking up the State House with a flurry of policy proposals and a scathing critique of the Beacon Hill status quo. Spring, 2011
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Money Talks — And Delivers.
WinnCompanies has a history of giving big to politicians — and winning big when it comes to state and federal funding for its development projects. As federal investigators swirl around a company executive with ties to corrupt former senator Dianne Wilkerson, the real story isn’t about campaign finance fraud. It’s about what the company did legally. Winter, 2011
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Raising the Bar.
The race for auditor is grabbing little attention this crowded election season, but the office has the potential to wield enormous power. That potential hasn’t always been realized in the past. Will this year’s race yield a true watchdog? Fall, 2010
Power is a Money Magnet on Beacon Hill.
As go the chairmanships, so go the campaign accounts. Oh, how the flush have fallen. Fall, 2010
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