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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Dukakis reflects on Jimmy Carter, 'a guy of real integrity'
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Hearing Jimmy Carter’s voice, as a student in Hyannis, elevated her own
A Cape Cod eighth grader invited the president to visit her school. Instead, they had a chat on live radio. -
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
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Free community college faces ‘growing pains’
Enrollment growth has spurred need for hiring and additional student supports.
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