New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell proposes a ban on data centers in the city, while Gov. Maura Healey creates new state restrictions on them.
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Lt. Gov. nominee Oliver quick to jump on Minogue’s team
New Bedford City Councilor Shawn Oliver, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, must now forge a relationship with a new running mate.
Posted inStatehouse
Healey signs $63.4 billion state budget with no vetoes
The budget represents a 3.9% spending increase over fiscal 2026, draws on $2.7 billion in surtax revenues on the state’s high earners, and does not raise any taxes or fees.
Posted inStatehouse
Mass. opioid deaths fall below 1,000 for first year since 2013
State officials credit housing, harm reduction, treatment options, and peer support for the decline in fatal overdoses. A changing street-drug supply may also play a role.
Posted inStatehouse
Senate plans to provide audit documents to DiZoglio
Sen. Mark Montigny and Republicans say the Senate should ask the Supreme Judicial Court whether auditing the Legislature is constitutional.
Posted inStatehouse
State task force: Shore up SNAP before federal cuts
The Anti-Hunger Task Force report offers dozens of ideas on supporting Bay Staters who may lose food benefits.
Posted inStatehouse
Mass. House immigrant protections don’t extend to health care
Industry insiders say federal immigration tactics are prompting patients to avoid medical care and creating fear in the workplace.
Posted inStatehouse
Transparency reforms and rent control clear signature hurdle, campaigns say
Legislators’ pay, public records, an income tax cut, starter homes and all-party primaries are among proposals in the mix for the 2026 ballot.
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.
