Leverage. It’s a concept embraced by liberal pols who see constituents as means to an end rather than people whom they swore to serve.

We saw this during the shutdown, when our own Rep. Katherine Clark referenced families facing SNAP cutoffs: “Shutdowns are terrible. Of course there will be families that are going to suffer. We take that responsibility seriously, but it is one of the few leverage times we have.”

The Healey Administration is running with the strategy, linking funding for a financial literacy program for students to compliance with the MBTA Communities Act.

You get your money when we get our way.

As the Herald reported, Republican Peter Durant says a regional school district in his central Massachusetts district has been blocked from accessing a $3,200 grant from the sta

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