Government & Politics

Carolyn Jackson, CEO of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, will resign from her position on Feb. 14.

The law applies to 350 municipalities in Massachusetts. Boston is exempt, and is pursuing its own city-specific ADU policy. 

“Each of these investments underscores the power of collaboration and the arts in shaping a vibrant and inclusive community,” Pete Dunn, president & CEO of Greater Worcester Community Foundation, said.

Dismayed by the looming closure of a state-run pediatric rehab hospital in Canton, more than 14,300 people have signed a petition calling on state officials to scrap their plan, and a powerful union is asking members to put pressure on Gov. Maura Healey to halt health care budget cuts.

They could have at least a few more days to figure out the landscape. A federal judge in Washington, D.C. temporarily blocked the proposed freeze late Tuesday afternoon, according to POLITICO. The judge's order is due to expire at 5 p.m. Monday.

Providers say state health officials have briefed them on program changes but are waiting for concrete details and guidance, known as "program instructions," from the state, said Betsey Crimmins, executive director of Mass Aging Access, which represents nearly 30 so-called Aging Services Access Points and Area Agencies on Aging.

Healey, in her annual budget bill filed last week, proposed removing candy's exemption from the sales tax in Massachusetts.

After voters rejected a ballot question last November that would have legalized some psychedelics, a number of newly filed bills have reignited the conversation and will lead another attempt to move toward decriminalizing psilocybin.

"[T]his case has not proceeded with the alacrity one might expect in a matter that carries the level of importance attached to it by the parties and public alike. It is the Court's fervent hope that the case not become further enmired in procedural wrangles that keep it from getting to the merits," Gordon wrote.

Dube, featured in a WBJ investigation detailing dysfunction and toxicity at the CCC, has been suspended.