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Massachusetts assisted living commission eyes extended work after Fall River fire as Healey pledges $1.2 million for Fall River to hire more responders
BY COLIN A. YOUNG [Coverage Developing] The special state commission that has been studying assisted living facilities with an emphasis…
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Massachusetts bill aims to ban all tobacco and nicotine products in phases
BY SAM DRYSDALE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 14, 2025…..Massachusetts could become the first state to ban future generations from buying…
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Healey visits site of “horrifying” assisted living fire in Fall River
By Colin A. Young State fire officials are among those investigating what caused the smokey fire that killed nine residents of…
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Massachusetts Assisted Living Commission Debates Deadline Extension After Deadly Fall River Fire
By Colin A. Young A state commission that has been studying assisted living facilities with an eye toward resident health…
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No solution on the table as unrepresented defendants continue to be released in Massachusetts
BY CHRIS LISINSKI Amid reports of major impacts to the state’s judicial system due to a work stoppage, Gov. Maura…
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Public health chief calls Healey’s vaccine plan “proactive”
By Chris Lisinski As lawmakers weigh Gov. Maura Healey’s legislation seeking more spending controls in the face of federal funding…
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Effort underway in Massachusetts to reinstate voting rights of incarcerated felons
By Chris Lisinski More than a quarter-century after voters revoked the right to vote from Bay Staters incarcerated on felonies,…
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Massachusetts Rep striving for “everyone who is willing” to carry Narcan
By Chris Lisinski Rep. Kate Donaghue has a trick for always ensuring naloxone is on hand and ready to deploy…
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Sour taste as Massachusetts politicians unpeel “big, beautiful bill”
By Chris Lisinski, Colin A. Young The top Republican in the Massachusetts House is still parsing the so-called “big, beautiful bill”…
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Massachusetts Governor Healey signs $60.9 billion budget, vetoes $130 million; here are the details
Chris Lisinski JULY 4, 2025…..On the same day President Donald Trump is set to sign a landmark domestic policy bill…
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