With a host of Massachusetts hospitals and communities’ accessible health care put at risk by Steward Health System’s financial mismanagement, state policymakers are starting to assess the threat of profit-driven models in healthcare and how the issue may be legislatively addressed.
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Preparing kids to ‘engage and lead’
FITCHBURG — An 8th grade Civics teacher and her former student were recently invited to the State House to participate in a legislative briefing on civic education, where a panel discussed why getting students involved in government is so crucial – especially now. “Civics is more important than ever in today’s world,” Fitchburg Civics Teacher […]
Senate approves up to $840M for state-run shelters, teeing up negotiations with House
Massachusetts senators voted Thursday to shuttle hundreds of millions of one-time use dollars to a state-run shelter system buckling under the weight of an influx of migrants from other countries and soaring costs that show little sign of slowing down.
Westfield Democrat fires back at Jim Jordan over inquiry into Haitian accused of rape
A Westfield Democrat fired back at U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, for an inquiry the congressman launched into a Haitian national accused of raping a migrant girl at a Massachusetts shelter last week.
Rep. Jim Jordan launches investigation into Haitian accused of raping migrant girl in Rockland
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican who heads up the powerful House Judiciary Committee, launched an inquiry Tuesday into a Haitian charged with allegedly raping a migrant girl at a Massachusetts shelter last week, according to a letter obtained by the Herald.
Governor’s Council on board with Gov. Maura Healey’s pot possession pardon plan
A majority of members of an elected body tasked with reviewing pardons said they are on board with Gov. Maura Healey’s plan to forgive people with cannabis possession convictions in Massachusetts.
