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The civil lawsuit was one of the last tied to former Massachusetts Assistant Attorney General Anne Kaczmarek's disputed handling of the case against disgraced ex-chemist Sonja Farak.
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Trinity Health Of New England, which oversees Mercy, is also making the online breastfeeding support available at two other hospitals in Hartford and Waterbury, Connecticut.
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Nguyen Dang Hoang/unsplash.com/@nguyendhnSen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, is one of three lead lawmakers to put forth a letter citing concerns legislators have with the state education board's proposal. -
Karen Brown/NEPMGovernment loans and grants are meant to support food retailers as rising retail prices and supply chain pressures put strain on businesses.
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City of Springfield/FacebookThrough the hiring rules, the court has directed state human resources officials to follow hiring ratios intended to prioritize Black and Latino candidates.
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Chris Van Buskirk/State House News ServiceFollowing two much-anticipated Supreme Court rulings last week, Massachusetts lawmakers will be looking closely at state concealed carry, and abortion laws, in these last weeks before the end of the Legislative session.
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June 23 marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, federal legislation that requires gender equity in education, including sports. Commentator Martha Ackmann reflects on the legacy of that landmark ruling, and one woman who changed the game.
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Gov. Ned Lamont directed state agencies Friday to waive credit and debit card transaction fees for the fiscal year that begins July 1, a move that would save residents and businesses $6 million over the coming 12 months. -
Abortion in Massachusetts and the rest of New England is likely to remain legal. In Massachusetts, abortion is legal through 24 weeks of pregnancy, under state law.
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'Be as objective and fair as I can': Soldiers' Home claims administrator on process to divvy up $56MDonald Stern, a former U.S. attorney in Massachusetts, is the court-appointed claims administrator in charge of dispersing the $56 million settlement among residents of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home who contracted and suffered from COVID-19.
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At an early morning presser, Chang-Díaz told reporters she will end her campaign for governor because she does not see a path to victory.
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State lawmakers are working on a raft of proposals to preserve and even expand access to abortion in Massachusetts, anticipating that the Supreme Court could soon limit people's right to the procedure.
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont recently signed new legislation that speeds up the time it takes young offenders to be seen by a judge and to get access to therapy and other services.
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The Department of Health and Human Services will make 296,000 doses available in the coming weeks, and expects a total of 1.6 million doses to be available in the U.S. by the end of the year.