LOCAL NEWS
CORI reform still allows private background checksThe part of the new Massachusetts law that prohibits inquiring about criminal records on initial job applications leaves an opening for employers to acquire the same information directly from the state or specialized businesses that do background checks. More » |
Unions pump $1.3M into Mass. sales tax cut fightUnions have pumped more than $1.3 million into the fight against a statewide ballot question designed to lower Massachusetts sales tax rate from 6.25 percent to 3 percent. More » |
Feds, schools settle English learner probeFederal officials and the Boston Public Schools have reached an agreement over allegations that the school district violated federal law by not providing English instruction to students with a limited grasp of the language, the U.S. Justice Department announced last week. More » |
Brandeis alumn returns to Hub in Broadway playLindsay McWhorter loves performing in Boston. The 26-year-old Atlanta-born and Alabama-bred African American actress finds that "the audience is so supportive and the community is so supportive." More » |
Byron Rushing appointed to BPL Board of TrusteesMayor Thomas Menino announced last month the appointment of state Rep. Byron Rushing to the Board of Trustees of the Boston Public Library. More » |
The pride of accountingRandall S. Davis had every intention of developing his accounting skills and then starting his own business. But those plans changed during his senior year in college when he interviewed with Daniel Dennis. More » |
The state of minority business development in New EnglandThe current state of minority business development in New England is critical. Its importance to the social and political health of our democracy here in New England cannot be minimized. More » |
Banner Biz Q&AQ: What is the objective of the Small and Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) Program of the City of Boston? More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Author details dangers of industrial farmingThis year's massive egg recall - which resulted in half a billion eggs being pulled from the nation's supermarkets after a salmonella outbreak - was a wake-up call to the dangers of factory farming. The contaminated eggs resulted in more than 1,600 reported cases of salmonella poisoning and renewed calls for stricter food safety regulations. More » |
US apologizes for 1940s syphilis study in GuatemalaWASHINGTON - American scientists deliberately infected prisoners and patients in a mental hospital in Guatemala with syphilis 60 years ago, a recently unearthed experiment that prompted U.S. officials to apologize Friday and declare outrage over "such reprehensible research." More » |
Libraries launch apps to sync with iPod generationLibraries are tweeting, texting and launching smart-phone apps as they try to keep up with the biblio-techs - a computer-savvy class of people who consider card catalogs as vintage as typewriters. And they seem to be pulling it off. More » |
One Nation March: D.C. rally shows support for struggling DemocratsWASHINGTON - Tapping into anger as the Tea Party movement has done, a coalition of progressive and civil rights groups marched Saturday on the Lincoln Memorial and pledged to support Democrats struggling to keep power on Capitol Hill. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Malawi president unveils new food planSpeaking before an enthusiastic crowd at Boston University last week, Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika rolled out a new plan for African food security. More » |
Haiti still waiting for pledged US aidPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Nearly nine months after the earthquake, more than a million Haitians still live on the streets between piles of rubble. One reason: Not a cent of the $1.15 billion the U.S. promised for rebuilding has arrived. More » |
