Advocates cheer new credit reporting rule, but want more action on medical debt
One in eight or 12.8% of Massachusetts residents reported that their family had medical debt in a 2023 report by the Center for Health Information and Analysis.
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Massport drastically cut its initial plan to reduce cruise ship emissions
Last year, Massport announced a $60 million plan to build shore power for its growing cruise ship industry — a fraction of the cost of a plan filed earlier to the EPA.
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Local orgs rally support for legislative audit, threaten lawsuit
A coalition of organizations has formed and is threatening to file a lawsuit in January to try to force the Legislature to comply with a new voter law giving the state auditor the authority to investigate the Legislature. -
Cities and towns face end-of-year zoning deadline to fall in line on Mass. housing law
Wrentham voters rejected zoning proposals Monday night, adding to the list of municipalities that will be out of compliance with the MBTA Communities Act and risk losing out on state funding. -
‘Keep up the good work’: T riders celebrate the end of slow zones
Passengers are cheering on the agency, which is set to eliminate all slow zones by the end of the week. Transit advocates are fretting about looming financial problems. -
State lawmakers drop supervised injection sites from compromise substance use bill
Controversial idea was a main sticking point between Senate and House negotiators. -
Testing how much metal is in your blood could help get an Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Research from a UMass-Lowell team found that Alzheimer’s patients had certain concentrations of common elements in their blood plasma not present people who did not have dementia.
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