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Augustus estimates newly-signed housing bill will lead to 45,000 new units, activists call legislation underwhelming
August 7, 2024"If you build a nice affordable development in 10 years that's great, but by then Massachusetts's low-income residents will be living in Rhode Island," Progressive Mass Director Jonathan Cohn said.
August 7, 2024
Judge approves $30M Medicaid advance to Steward hospitals following planned closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center
August 7, 2024A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Tuesday approved the agreement that Massachusetts state government made to provide $30 million in advance Medicaid payments to keep a handful of Steward Health Care hospitals here open through August as the company
August 7, 2024
Mass. politicians react to Harris picking Minnesota governor as running mate
August 6, 2024Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday she is "thrilled" with Kamala Harris' selection of Tim Walz as her running mate, calling herself a "proud colleague" of the second-term Minnesota governor.
August 6, 2024
New England states to split $389M from feds for energy upgrades
August 6, 2024The federal government is awarding $389 million to the New England states for regional electric infrastructure upgrades.
August 6, 2024
Economists: State economic growth exceeded expectations last quarter
August 6, 2024MassBenchmarks Senior Contributing Editor Alan Clayton-Matthews flagged in his write-up that "Massachusetts continues to have a cost-of-living problem."
August 6, 2024
AMSC buys New Jersey firm as part of $61M deal
August 5, 2024AMSC seeks to bolster its growing presence in the defense sector through the $61.4-million purchase of a NWL, a New Jersey-based firm.
August 5, 2024
Open Sky, EcoTarium among Central Mass. nonprofits granted slice of $5M to safeguard against hate crimes and terrorist attacks
August 2, 2024Nine Worcester County nonprofits including healthcare organizations, schools, and places of worship received nearly half a million in state grants to finance security updates needed to protect them from potential hate crimes and terror attacks.
August 2, 2024
Fitchburg cannabis firm fights odor issues as it seeks approval for renovation
August 2, 2024A Fitchburg-based cannabis cultivation is seeking to construct a new extraction lab to its facility, but lingering odor issues impacting neighbors near the site are creating complications.
August 2, 2024
End of legislative session sees health care, jobs, and energy bills unresolved
August 1, 2024The collapse of negotiations across a spectrum of topics leaves several priorities in limbo, on life support or effectively dead as most rank-and-file legislators shift their attention to summer vacations.
August 1, 2024
Mass. House speaker pauses hospital oversight and prescription drug bills as tensions rise
August 1, 2024As frustrations between the House and Senate Democrats mounted Wednesday night into Thursday morning, House Speaker Ronald Mariano decided to take his hospital oversight bill and a prescription drug bill that the Senate has prioritized off the neg
August 1, 2024
Nurses protest outside Gov. Healey's office to halt Nashoba Valley Medical Center closure
July 31, 2024More than 100 nurses from Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center flooded the hallway outside Gov. Maura Healey's office Wednesday morning, demanding that the state intervene and prevent bankrupt Steward Health Care from closing two
July 31, 2024
Creditors challenge $30M in state aid for Steward hospitals
July 31, 2024A group of companies that are owed money from bankrupt Steward Health Care want a judge to mandate changes to the agreement that Massachusetts state government has to provide $30 million to support Steward hospitals "as they are transitioned to new
July 31, 2024
Legislators hold off on cannabis agency overhaul
July 31, 2024House leadership took one issue off the table ahead of the term's final day of formal sessions, announcing plans for autumn hearings on the structure of the Cannabis Control Commission rather than attempting a late-session push to reshape the
July 31, 2024-
Healey: 'Nothing I can do' to stop Nashoba Valley Medical Center closure
July 30, 2024Gov. Maura Healey said Monday that she lacks the authority to keep two Steward Health Care hospitals open, after the bankrupt company signaled Friday its intent to flout state regulations by prematurely shuttering Carney Hospital in Dorchester and
July 30, 2024 
Healey approves budget: Free community college, online lottery products, free regional transit rides among provisions signed into law
July 30, 2024Gov. Maura Healey gave her OK to sweeping statewide policy changes Monday afternoon as part of the overdue fiscal year 2025 budget.
July 30, 2024-
Steward Health seeks $30M from Mass. in emergency motion
July 29, 2024A proposed order filed in the Steward Health Care bankruptcy case outlines a "commitment" from state government in Massachusetts to provide $30 million to support Steward hospitals "as they are transitioned to new operators in the near-term."
July 29, 2024
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