Boston Councilor pushes for neighboring towns to help pay Mass and Cass costs
The proposal would ask Boston suburbs to fund solutions around susbtance abuse and homelessness
Social isolation is a major health risk for older adults. Groups across Mass. are stepping up.
Rates of depression among older adults has increased since COVID, leading to an array of other physical health risks.
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Lawmakers receptive to Healey’s pitch for higher ed building boom
The governor is pitching a $2.5 billion investment into buildings for the state's 29 public colleges and universities. -
Groundbreaking report highlights concerns of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Mass.
Inflation, the economy and cost of living are the top concerns for Massachusetts APIA residents — and 30% of respondents said they’d had trouble affording housing themselves. -
Mass. cities and towns could fine drivers up to $150 with red light cameras under new legislation
Similar bills have been shot down in recent years, but at least one lawmaker hopes people feel “more of a sense of urgency” on the issue. -
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