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Government & Politics

  • Worcester pushes for Notre Dame anti-demolition extension

    Grant Welker March 29, 2017

    Worcester City councilors and preservation advocates are pressing for a further delay in a potential demolition of the long-vacant Notre Dame des Canadiens Church.

    Grant Welker March 29, 2017
  • DPH to hold meeting on UMass psych bed closure

    Savannah Donohue March 29, 2017

    The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will hold a public meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday at St. George Cathedral on the proposed closure of 13 inpatient psychiatric beds by UMass Memorial Medical Center.

    Savannah Donohue March 29, 2017
  • Cost of college contributing to income inequality, Fed economist says

    State House News Service March 29, 2017

    The necessity of obtaining an advanced degree for earning potential has contributed to Boston's income inequality, a Federal Reserve Bank economist said Wednesday.

    State House News Service March 29, 2017
  • State and trade partners highlight ties

    State House News Service March 29, 2017

    State and business officials stressed the importance of building bonds across borders as representatives of Canadian, French, Swiss and Haitian governments and companies gathered at the State House Tuesday.

    State House News Service March 29, 2017
  • Assisted suicide debate raises questions about how we die

    Livia Gershon March 29, 2017

    Doctors are re-examining whether medical aid in dying should be legal in Massachusetts, leading to bigger questions about end-of-life care.

    Livia Gershon March 29, 2017
  • Dental access problems aired as dueling bills seek to add providers

    Emily Micucci March 29, 2017

    While policy makers and dental experts agree there are barriers to dental care in Massachusetts, they disagree about how to remove them.

    Emily Micucci March 29, 2017
  • Detours this weekend on Worcester commuter rail line

    Grant Welker March 29, 2017

    Commuter rail trains headed into Boston from Worcester will be stopped at the Wellesley Farms station starting Friday night and running through the weekend.

    Grant Welker March 29, 2017
  • House speaker opposes potential sales tax reduction

    State House News Service March 29, 2017

    House Speaker Robert DeLeo said lowering the tax rate now, after a prolonged recovery, would put Massachusetts in a "precarious financial situation."

    State House News Service March 29, 2017
  • Mass. home prices up again, as inventory shrinks

    Grant Welker March 28, 2017

    Home prices rose last month but the number of sales fell sharply, according to new data released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.

    Grant Welker March 28, 2017
  • Warren says single-payer 'at top of list' of any new system

    State House News Service March 28, 2017

    U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren suggested Monday that the United States should consider single-payer health care if Congress were to upend the health care system and start from scratch.

    State House News Service March 28, 2017
  • New nonprofit plans to raise $50M to fight opioid addiction

    State House News Service March 28, 2017

    A new non-profit in Massachusetts plans to raise $50 million over the next three years to support innovative efforts to fight opioid addiction and substance abuse.

    State House News Service March 28, 2017
  • Mass. retail group may call for tax cut

    State House News Service March 27, 2017

    There may be a major tax cut competing with the significant tax increase that's already being prepared for the 2018 ballot in Massachusetts.

    State House News Service March 27, 2017
  • Warren vows health care fight isn't settled

    State House News Service March 27, 2017

    U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren took direct aim at President Donald Trump from the first sentence of an address to New England business leaders Monday, and did not retrain her sights throughout the 15-minute speech.

    State House News Service March 27, 2017
  • Mass. adds 10,000 jobs in February

    March 23, 2017

    Massachusetts added 10,100 jobs last month but its unemployment rate ticked slightly upward to 3.4 percent, the state announced Thursday.

    March 23, 2017
  • Rosenberg 'can't even describe' impact health bill would have on Mass.

    State House News Service March 23, 2017

    Senate President Stan Rosenberg said Thursday the American Health Care Act would deprive the state of federal dollars, leading to untold budgetary troubles on Beacon Hill.

    State House News Service March 23, 2017
  • Marlborough president gets six years in prison over $3B scheme

    Grant Welker March 23, 2017

    The former president of TelexFree was sentenced to six years in prison and three years of supervised release Wednesday on charges that he ran an international $3 billion pyramid scheme.

    Grant Welker March 23, 2017

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