Tentative deals have been reached to transition four hospitals run by Steward Health Care to new owners while Carney and Nashoba Valley hospitals remain on their paths to closure, and the state will take over St. Elizabeth’s in Brighton, Gov. Maura Healey’s administration announced Friday.
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Republican candidate for Massachusetts Senate arrested three times, court records show
A Republican running for a Massachusetts Senate seat has been arrested three times over the past two decades on either disorderly conduct or assault-related charges, including after one alleged altercation inside a Fenway bar in 2007, according to police and court records.
Pols & Politics: Beacon Hill’s power of incumbency put to the test in this Mass. Senate race
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.
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.
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.
