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Government & Politics

  • Baker wants feds to invest in addiction research

    State House News Service March 21, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker asked Monday for federal support to find the best ways to treat addiction.

    State House News Service March 21, 2016
  • Cities push for more educational aid

    State House News Service March 21, 2016

    Lawmakers representing the state's mid-sized, lower-income cities plan to lobby for more school aid in the House version of the budget.

    State House News Service March 21, 2016
  • Baker: Mass. opioid law could guide other states

    State House News Service March 21, 2016

    The state's new anti-drug addiction law could serve as a jumping-off point for other states, according to Gov. Charlie Baker.

    State House News Service March 21, 2016
  • Stemming the costs of elder care

    Susan Shalhoub March 21, 2016

    Knowing medical costs will grow right along with the number of elders, healthcare organizations are rallying by keeping more nursing-home-eligible seniors in their own homes with more integrated supports and streamlined resources, which – happily –

    Susan Shalhoub March 21, 2016
  • Healthcare innovation: Conquering Lyme disease: A new approach?

    Mark S. Klempner March 21, 2016

    While the pharmaceutical industry has not addressed prevention of Lyme disease as a public health need largely because of concerns about the market and profitability, MassBiologics was founded on a mission to improve public health.

    Mark S. Klempner March 21, 2016
  • Consumer advice: 10 questions for selecting a healthcare provider

    Kristin Morales-lemieux March 21, 2016

    To select a primary care provider, patients should first determine where they would like to seek care and carefully consider any potential barriers.

    Kristin Morales-lemieux March 21, 2016
  • Central Mass. organizations fight childhood obesity

    Taryn Plumb March 21, 2016

    Numerous area organizations are pooling resources and joining forces to combat youth obesity, which affects more than a third of local children and teenagers.

    Taryn Plumb March 21, 2016
  • A new weapon to fight the deadliest cancer

    Livia Gershon March 21, 2016

    Lung cancer has long been a particularly terrifying diagnosis. Out of every 100 people who were found to have the disease between 2005 and 2011, only 17 percent were alive five years later.

    Livia Gershon March 21, 2016
  • Baker to disclose all out-of-state travel

    State House News Service March 18, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker has said he will disclose all out of state trips after his visit to a summit of conservative leaders in Georgia earlier this month.

    State House News Service March 18, 2016
  • Mass. taxpayers owed $19.7M in federal refunds

    March 18, 2016

    Over 20,000 Massachusetts taxpayers are due a refund by the Internal Revenue Service dating back to 2012.

    March 18, 2016
  • MBTA exploring options after cancelling late-night service

    State House News Service March 17, 2016

    After scrapping extended-hours service on weekends, the MBTA control board on Wednesday directed staff to seek measures for improving transit service for racial minorities and low-income riders.

    State House News Service March 17, 2016
  • Transgender officials promote bill's passage

    State House News Story March 17, 2016

    Two of the first openly transgender elected officials in Massachusetts have joined the chorus of voices calling for the Legislature to pass transgender

    State House News Story March 17, 2016
  • Transportation plan puts money into improvements, modernization

    State House News Service March 17, 2016

    The state's transportation department will devote 80 percent of its more than $14.3 billion capital dollars to system improvement and modernization.

    State House News Service March 17, 2016
  • Natick man named small business owner of the year

    Sam Bonacci March 17, 2016

    Robert Jacob George – the founder, president and CEO of Natick's StratComm – has been named Massachusetts' small business owner of the year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

    Sam Bonacci March 17, 2016
  • Assisted living facilities push for wider services from nurses

    State House News Service March 16, 2016

    The Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Association tried Tuesday to sway lawmakers to opposite sides of a bill that would allow nurses working at an assisted living facility to provide certain health care services.

    State House News Service March 16, 2016
  • House lawmakers band together, push for solar

    State House News Service March 16, 2016

    100 House lawmakers have written a letter to their own negotiators urging them to raise net metering caps and resist cuts in metering credit values that they say could cause irreparable harm to an industry the state is trying to grow.

    State House News Service March 16, 2016

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