Massachusetts to ‘show off’ leading up to 250th anniversary of American Revolution
Paul Revere rode up Beacon Street blaring the news of rapidly approaching redcoats while Gov. Maura Healey trumpeted a message of her own, calling forRead More
Feds pour $38 million into Mass. literacy effort
Massachusetts has secured a roughly $38 million federal literacy grant, and the Healey administration says the funding jolt will amplify the governor’s initiative to tackleRead More
New bill addresses Steward hospital In Norwood
.Looking to prevent another casualty of the Steward Health Care crisis, two lawmakers have begun to chart a new — and yet potentially unlikely —Read More
Weight loss drug demand means higher premiums at Health Connector
As the state health insurance marketplace prepares for open enrollment in November, officials say the steep cost of popular weight-loss drugs has fueled higher premiums.Read More
Lawmakers return slimmed-down Spring supplemental budget to Healey
Six months later and $180 million lighter, lawmakers on Thursday returned to Gov. Maura Healey a spending bill that ratifies 38 collective bargaining agreements forRead More
More Boston hotel workers go on strike after initial wave of strikes
Four hundred Boston hotel workers went on strike Thursday morning, following an initial wave of three-day strikes around Labor Day. UNITE HERE Local 26 saidRead More
Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O’Brien fired for ‘gross misconduct’
Treasurer Deborah Goldberg fired Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O’Brien on Monday, her office confirmed, a removal that seems likely to kick the yearlong dramaRead More
Sens. Markey, Warren warn of consequences if Steward CEO de la Torre doesn’t testify
Federal lawmakers are threatening to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in contempt of Congress over his refusal to appear at aRead More
Bankruptcy judge approves sale of six Steward hospitals
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approved the sale of six Steward Health Care hospitals here Wednesday, though he left some of the exact details ofRead More
State legislators reach compromise to add 225 new liquor licenses in Boston
After years of debate, lawmakers finally came to an agreement on a heady expansion of available alcohol licenses in Boston. There are 225 new licensesRead More