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The majority of the funding, $2.6 million, will go towards efforts like predicting pregnancy outcomes, decreasing the number of unnecessary colonoscopies while screening for cervical cancer and assessing the use of a cannabis to treat endometriosis.
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The Massachusetts House budget makes $500 million available to cover emergency assistance shelter costs for FY'25. The House budget debate is set for Wednesday, April 24.
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The 60-member Council aims to advise Gov. Maura Healey and her administration on critical issues impacting the state.
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As lawmakers around the country struggle with an over-capacity emergency shelter crisis, Mass. lawmakers wrestle with reform and time limits in the only state in the country that guarantees access to shelter.
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Healey's pardon forgives all state court misdemeanor convictions for possession of marijuana before March 13, 2024. It does not apply to charges of distribution, trafficking, or operating a motor vehicle under the influence.
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The Massachusetts Senate this week takes its second run in three years at a bill to expand access to early education and fortify that sector's workforce.
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Voters will cast ballots for a presidential candidate and vote for party representation in many districts across the commonwealth.
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The council voted 6-1 to confirm the Supreme Court Justice nomination, with Councilor Tara Jacobs of North Adams casting the lone vote of dissent.
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On Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate will take up a bill to reform and codify the state's framework for sexual health education. The chamber has passed similar legislation four times previously.
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The confirmation hearing for Gabrielle R. Wolohojian on Wednesday will be the second Supreme Judicial Court pick by Gov. Maura Healey of a nominee from eastern Mass. The last SJC justice from western Mass, Francis Spina, stepped down in 2016.