Legislators’ pay, public records, an income tax cut, starter homes and all-party primaries are among proposals in the mix for the 2026 ballot.
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Posted inHealth
Nursing care under pressure as state’s oldest cohort explodes
Thirty-four nursing facilities have shuttered across Massachusetts since 2020, a loss of 3,515 beds.
Posted inHealth
Health alert ties rare infection to Buzzards Bay waters
A person swimming with an open wound at Old Silver Beach in Falmouth contracted a Vibrio vulnificus infection.
Posted inStatehouse
Senator pitches happy hour bill from brewery
Happy hour has been banned in Massachusetts since 1984. Sen. Julian Cyr’s bill would change that.
Posted inEnvironment
Markey playing defense against GOP clean energy cuts
The senator is trying to persuade Senate Republicans to preserve clean-energy tax credits that the House wants to repeal.
Posted inImmigration
Immigrant advocates look to state amid Trump deportations
At a Statehouse rally, lawmakers were urged to approve a bill to strengthen protections in Massachusetts.
Posted inhealth care
GOP plans deep cuts to Medicaid program
U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark says tens of thousands of Bay State residents could be at risk of losing public health insurance coverage.
Posted inElection 2024
Tipped wage changes rejected, declares No campaign
Restaurants led opposition to Question 5.
Posted inStatehouse
Overdose deaths declined 10% in 2023
In New Bedford, there were 76 opioid overdose deaths in 2023, DPH data shows. That’s a decrease from the record peak of 92 deaths in 2022.
Posted inhealth care
Gov. Healey and AG weigh ‘accountability’ in Steward Health system
Attorney General Campbell says she is “concerned about the lack of transparency” from the financially strapped hospital owners.