BOSTON — State public health officials intend to award $10 million in grants for maternal and reproductive health care initiatives, as the Healey administration looks to combat the worsening rate of severe maternal morbidity that’s disproportionately impacting people of color. The Department of Public Health will distribute the grants over three years, Gov. Maura Healey’s […]
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Budget cuts on the table amid runaway migrant costs, Speaker says
House Speaker Ron Mariano suggested Thursday that broad budget cuts could be on the table when lawmakers sit down next year to draft the fiscal year 2026 budget, painting a grim financial picture for Massachusetts fueled by the historically high cost of running state-run shelters.
After 4-year-old girl was killed by truck in Boston, Massachusetts group releases fatal pedestrian crash report
At least 69 pedestrians lost their lives in crashes in Massachusetts last year, accounting for about 20% of the 346 total traffic deaths across the state.
A new coalition wants to address the risks of youth sports betting in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts-based coalition of public and private organizations launched Thursday plans to raise awareness of the harms sports betting can have on young people, the laws surrounding the industry, and risks associated with gambling.
GBH eyes cost-cutting measures for Boston public station: ‘We are looking at a variety of ways to address this’
As Boston’s NPR station WBUR turns to buyouts amid a challenging financial situation, GBH’s leader says the public station is also looking at cost-cutting measures.
Homeland Security arrests Ohio man they say raped and murdered in Rwandan genocide
The Rwandan genocide took the lives of about 800,000 Tutsis over 100 days in 1994. Boston-based prosecutors say that Eric Tabaro Nshimiye was one of the many perpetrators of that horror.
