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Massachusetts Governor Healey signs $1.56 billion spending bill, disabilities languaging bill; here’s what’s in it
Sam Drysdale June 12, 2026…..Gov. Maura Healey on Friday signed a $1.56 billion transportation and education spending bill and legislation…
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Massachusetts Opioid deaths fall below 1,000 for first year since 2013
BY ALISON KUZNITZ The number of opioid-related overdose fatalities fell below 1,000 for the first time in more than a…
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Massachusetts House Passes Summer Last Call Extension to 3 a.m.
BY ELLA ADAMS The House approved a proposal Thursday that would enable Massachusetts bars to push their last call to…
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To Auditor Diana DiZoglio disappointment, Massachusetts House passes controversial legislative audit and public records bill; Alan Silvia one of three Democrats who voted no
BY SAM DRYSDALE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, June 3, 2026…..The vast majority of House Democrats on Wednesday voted to narrow the…
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Healthcare Fund That Covers Massachusetts Uninsured Facing $600M Deficit
BY ALISON KUZNITZ The state account that handles the cost of healthcare for uninsured or underinsured Bay Staters could reach…
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‘Disgusted’ by Platner’s Antics, Healey Still Endorses Him to Unseat Susan Collins
By Colin A. Young If Graham Platner is victorious in next week’s U.S. Senate primary in Maine, he will have Maura Healey’s support…
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Massachusetts Democrats endorse Maura Healey, Kim Driscoll for second term; here is what the pair had to say
BY COLIN A. YOUNG May 30, 2026…..Bay State Democrats endorsed Maura Healey for another four years in the corner office,…
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Governor Healey Guides Massachusetts Schools, Hospitals, and Churches on Limiting ICE Access
BY ELLA ADAMS Massachusetts is guiding schools and colleges on how to deny federal immigration enforcement access to nonpublic areas,…
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Massachusetts cannabis buyers taking full advantage of higher purchase limit
BY COLIN A. YOUNG STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, May 28, 2026…..Cannabis consumers wasted no time taking advantage of the state’s newly-doubled…
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Massachusetts Health Insurers Seek 13% Rate Increase For Second Straight Year
BY ALISON KUZNITZ Nearly 700,000 Bay Staters are facing the prospect of double-digit premium increases next year as insurers struggle…
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