HEALTH

Gov. Maura Healey has declared a state of energy emergency to deploy $150 million in home heating relief, as Massachusetts leaders navigate other increases, and proposed changes to the U.S. Census.

Ahead of the Healey-Minogue debate, we unpack state tax policy, affordability. Plus we look at long-term care legislation and proposed reforms to nursing home oversight.

Boston Globe Spotlight reporter Kay Lazar details how out-of-state owners bought dozens of Massachusetts nursing homes, siphoning profits while patient care suffered.

The agreement comes after a year of negotiations and the threat of a strike from union nurses

State House News Service reporter Ella Adams breaks down a demand for a federal probe over the proposed $2 billion courthouse in Springfield, MA, the Beacon Hill showdown on gas tax relief, and new polling on Massachusetts' affordability.

We learn about Tapestry Health's vital healthcare and their fundraiser to help sustain their programming, the Walk for Every Body, get a preview of the Ashfield FilmFest, and Word Nerd Emily Brewster returns!

From laws requiring every town have a tavern.... to prohibition. "Brewing Massachusetts," an exhibit created by the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association and the Memorial Hall Museum, is open until Oct. 11.

We have Live Music Friday with Gina Coleman who also talks about the brand-new Williamstown Blues and Roots Festival, learn about the Midwifery Exchange in Ghana fundraiser, and visit State Street Fruit Store for a Wine Thunderdome.

We check out play "Amchitka" at the Chester Theater, we see Cornucopia Natural Wellness Market's new digs in Holyoke, and chat with Rep. Jim McGovern.

The Trump Administration's financial threats against hospitals providing gender-affirming care to youth have not come to fruition, after court action by states. But Baystate Health is still not restarting its treatment.