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In wake of Steward financial troubles, advocate calls for health equity urgency

"We for some reason had urgency in the pandemic that we've lost since the pandemic when, in fact, those same communities are dying, but it's not COVID," Curry told attendees at a Wednesday legislative briefing. "It's diabetes, it's heart disease. It's a whole list of things."

Mass. House passes bill seeking to attract federal funds

"It gives us more flexibility and the ability to access programs that we've looked at and maybe didn't make the commitment of our own resources going in there," Speaker Mariano said about the bill after the caucus. "But we have this money accumulating interest, we might as well use it to access and leverage federal money. So I think it's a good idea."

Gov. Healey to speak at Worcester chamber event

Healey’s speech will outline her administration’s plan to bolster economic growth in the commonwealth, according to the chamber.

With $39M in seed funding, Worcester startup aims to develop ALS, schizophrenia treatments

Leal’s founder Dr. Asa Abeliovich is no stranger to successful pharmaceutical endeavors.
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Milton faces AG lawsuit over alleged violations of MBTA Communities Act

The consequences for Milton voters rejecting a zoning reform plan did not end with losing state grant funding: the town now faces a legal complaint from Attorney General Andrea Campbell.

State eyes law to permanently allow to-go cocktails, remote public meetings

"No offense to you guys, this is completely anecdotal, I haven't seen a single package store in my hometown shut down, but I've seen restaurants shut down left and right," Oliveira, a Ludlow Democrat, told package store owners at the hearing.

Delayed nine-story, $350M UMass Chan research facility on track to finish in June

Equipment and temporary construction offices will soon be removed from the school’s quad, allowing for its restoration in anticipation of its commencement ceremony slated for June 2. 

MassHealth disenrollments slow in January

The churn of Bay Staters departing the MassHealth rolls "quieted down considerably" in January, a top Healey administration official said Monday.
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Mass. residents sound off on high energy costs

From the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in Lynn to the state's western border in Richmond, people in Massachusetts are letting the state know how they feel about wallet-busting energy bills.

Two apartments, retail space planned for narrow Harding Street building

A distinct Worcester building on Harding Street that is over 123-years-old and just 19 feet wide could see new life as a multi-use space featuring a retail storefront and two apartment units. 
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