A Massachusetts Senate Democrat is locked in a tense battle to prevent a Republican challenger from flipping the seat in a contest that has seen heavy fundraising and is testing the power of incumbency on Beacon Hill.
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Gov. Healey will seek access to remaining pandemic-era surplus dollars to cover shelter costs, top budget writer says
Gov. Maura Healey plans drain the rest of a one-time account filled with money left over from the pandemic to cover the remaining cost of the emergency shelter system this fiscal year, her top budget writer said this week.
Gov. Healey signs legislation redefining parentage under Massachusetts state law
Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Friday that redefines how families are spelled out in state law, a move supporters say will make it easier for the LGBTQ+ community become parents.
Karen Read case defense team asks original jurors to be questioned on possible murder verdict
Karen Read’s defense team is asking that the jury of the trial that ended in mistrial be brought back in for a private hearing to determine if they had actually reached a verdict on two of the three charges against the Mansfield woman — including murder.
Warren, Markey push private equity firm Apollo to ‘act quickly’ in sales of Steward hospitals
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are fixing on a new target in the Steward Health bankruptcy crisis, pushing affiliated private equity giant Apollo Global Management as the key “fulcrum economic stakeholder” in desperate efforts to sell the remaining Massachusetts hospitals.
Gov. Maura Healey floats federal investigation into Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre
Gov. Maura Healey said she hopes federal investigators “come after” Ralph de la Torre, the embattled Steward Health Care executive who was reportedly spotted at the Olympic Games in France as his company announced two hospitals in Massachusetts were slated to close.
