BOSTON — A financial crisis at Steward Health Care has rendered the for-profit system as one of the biggest boogeymen in state government circles, but a pair of leaders at Steward hospitals told lawmakers Wednesday that they face many of the same challenges as their peers in nonprofit settings. Sharp increases in patient demand pushing […]
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Harvard students rush Harvard Yard for Palestine tent encampment: ‘Liberated zone’
Harvard students reportedly rushed Harvard Yard to create a tent encampment “liberated zone” for Palestine. Emerson officials were warning students of “imminent law enforcement action.”
Beacon Hill Democrats want to spend $426M on state-run shelters amid cash crunch
Top Beacon Hill Democrats plan to vote on a spending bill Thursday that will shuttle $426 million in surplus revenues leftover from the pandemic to respond to an influx of migrants and limits families’ stay in state-run shelters to nine months.
Shelter dollars ‘close to running out’ as funding bill sits on Beacon Hill, Gov. Healey says
A panel of six lawmakers tasked with delivering a compromise on a spending bill that includes hundreds of millions for the state-funded shelter system publicly appears no closer to a deal as the Healey administration finds itself with only tens of millions left to pay for services.
Pepperell, Townsend voters reject overrides
Voters in Pepperell and Townsend spurned ballot questions to raise property and personal taxes, vetoing recent special Town Meeting votes that endorsed Proposition 2½ overrides.
Robert Kraft ‘not comfortable supporting’ Columbia University amid anti-Israel ‘virulent hate’ protests
Patriots owner Robert Kraft says he is “not comfortable supporting” his alma mater Columbia University amid the explosion of anti-Israel “virulent hate” protests on campus.
