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Enhanced safety measures for assisted living facilites
In the wake of the deadly fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Governor Maura Healey has announced immediate ...
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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey Announces $4.5 Million Cut in Health Care Premiums for Residents and Businesses
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced a $4.5 million cut in projected health care premiums after negotiations with ...
More than 100 criminal cases could be dismissed this week in Boston as defendants go without lawyers
With no resolution in sight, the Massachusetts court crisis caused by bar advocates’ work stoppage is set to escalate as ...
Somerville mayor’s race tests socialist momentum
SOCIALISM IN SOMERVILLE — Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York’s Democratic mayoral primary was a massive boost for the ...
Opinion
Lawmakers, reject Healey’s bid for state purse strings
The Boston Bar Association has opposed similar proposals from past governors because they raise serious constitutional concerns.
Cape lawmaker: Mass. does a ‘bad job’ of supporting tourism
A Cape Cod senator knocked the commonwealth’s investment in the tourism industry in a television interview over the weekend, as state officials gear up for Massachusetts to host FIFA World Cup matches ...
A new report says the T’s spending is ‘unsustainable.’ Phil Eng says recent expenditures have been worth it.
MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng said the report failed to acknowledge “the amount of work performed to repair the system.” ...
Grief-stricken Massachusetts mom says scholarship in slain son’s memory fitting
The heartbroken mom of a UMass student murdered in DC told the Herald Gov. Maura Healey is establishing a scholarship in her son’s name to honor his spirit and hopefully start to heal a partisan rift ...