FITCHBURG — Sen. John Cronin, Rep. Michael Kushmerek, and Rep. Margaret Scarsdale sent a letter to the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) Board of Commissioners urging the three-member panel to reject Unitil Corporation’s proposal to increase rates for Massachusetts customers. “Unitil is the most expensive, uncompetitive utility supplier in Massachusetts,” said Sen. Cronin. “Unitil’s exorbitant […]
Politics
Mass. Republicans dispute Trump’s unity claim
BOSTON — In South Carolina, former President Donald Trump notched another primary victory Saturday as he seeks the GOP presidential nomination, declaring afterwards that he has never seen Republicans “so unified.” But do Republicans here in Massachusetts feel like they are all completely in sync? While Trump appears likely to win over a majority of […]
AG Campbell looks to high court to force Milton to comply with MBTA Communities Act
Attorney General Andrea Campbell escalated a dispute with Milton over a housing law to the Massachusetts’ highest court, where she asked a judge to force the town to comply by zoning at least one district for multi-family housing near a transit hub.
Offshore wind farm near Martha’s Vineyard generates enough power for 30K homes
A wind farm located miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard delivered enough power to the New England electric grid to power 30,000 homes in Massachusetts, the Healey administration said Thursday morning.
Steward hospitals attracting ‘interest’ from other operators
BOSTON — Steward Health Care’s landlord said Wednesday that Steward hospitals have drawn significant interest from other potential operators, the latest hint that facilities might soon be transferred away from the financially floundering for-profit system. A day after Gov. Maura Healey issued a biting call for Steward to hand off its licensed, operational Bay State […]
Healey: ‘Time has come’ for Steward to transfer its hospitals
BOSTON — Escalating her administration’s response to a potential health care crisis, Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday suggested Steward Health Care transfer its Massachusetts hospitals to new operators “as soon as possible” and demanded long-sought financial information about the for-profit system in the next few days. Healey penned a three-page letter to Steward CEO Ralph […]
