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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‘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. -
‘No! Here's what we stand for': Western Mass. college leader urges higher ed to stand up to Trump
President-elect Donald Trump and his advisors have threatened to punish or defund colleges for their diversity programs. Mount Holyoke's president Danielle Holley wants other leaders to fight back. -
Francis X. Bellotti, former Mass. lieutenant governor and attorney general, dies at 101
He repeatedly won election as attorney general, but failed in multiple bids for the governorship.
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