Delahunt, champion of wind project, now may profit from it
William D. Delahunt’s consulting firm stands to receive $72,000 from the $1.7 million earmark he secured for an offshore energy program as a congressman.
Romney’s lead slips away in S.C.
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Mitt Romney’s march to the nomination, which looked to be on a smooth path only a week ago, could be knocked off course if South Carolina voters sweep Newt Gingrich to victory today.
RENÉE LOTH
The T is in trouble with a capital T
If the T’s latest fare raises and service cuts come to pass, Boston risks becoming a place where the transit service is lousy and the prices are high: in other words, a bad joke.
Patrick administration avoids local aid cut in budget proposal
For the first time in four years, cities and towns may not face deep cuts in local aid, the lifeblood that helps pay for police, trash pickup, and other services.
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Top college applicants now seek ‘academic rigor’
With jobs scarce and tuition sky-high, students may be increasingly focused on how college can improve their prospects, not how much fun it can be.
Health insurers hold back on rate increases
Mass. regulators approved premium increases averaging 2.3 percent in the state’s “small group” market, the most modest hikes in at least a decade.
A jolt for morning news
Boston television stations are revamping their programming in the fight for morning ratings.
“The new dorms and the lazy river and the gym certainly help, but academics are the most important thing.’’
Carrie Cramer, a high school senior who will enroll at BU next year
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Critic’s Notebook
Gift from daughter to mother: ‘Ethel’
A small army of Kennedys descended upon Park City, Utah, yesterday for the premiere of “Ethel,’’ documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy’s love letter to her mother.
Nation & World
Thousands protest in town held by opposition in Syria
Buoyed by the opposition’s control of a town near the Syrian capital, thousands of people held anti-government protests yesterday, chanting for the downfall of the regime.
Politics
Political Notebook
Brown sees a wealth of difference
Even as he defended Mitt Romney’s decision not to release his tax returns until April, Senator Scott Brown expressed astonishment yesterday at Romney’s vast wealth.
Business
Complaint describes loan fraud
A complaint before the Department of Labor revealed widespread mortgage fraud in the Mass. offices of Countrywide Financial Corp. prior to the nation’s housing bust.
Sports
Suns 79, Celtics 71
Celtics misfire without Rondo
The Boston Celtics scored just 15 points in the opening quarter and 16 in the fourth as they fell last night to the Phoenix Suns.
Arts
Photography Review
Spare scenes at Kayafas exhibit
At first glance, the 25 black-and-white photographs in “Peter Kayafas: Totems’’ recall the work of Wright Morris.
Opinion
“Rather than tormenting public transit riders, the government should be blessing them for taking 1.3 million car trips off the roads in Massachusetts each day.”
Renée Loth
Ideas
“The problem, as Shoup and his allies see it, is that parking on the street is simply too desirable. Because spaces are so cheap, drivers have a powerful incentive to spend time hunting for them.”
Leon Neyfakh on the case for the $6 parking meter