Lawmakers echo concerns they hear about PFAS
From fish being reeled in by anglers in Taunton to the drinking water at an elementary school in New Salem, so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS are everywhere, the questions...
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Realtors group reports sharp decline in February home sales
Completed single-family home sales were down 20% in Massachusetts last month, but the Massachusetts Association of Realtors pointed to the fact that the percentage decrease was not as severe as...
Sports betting launch triggers more than 400,000 accounts
More than 400,000 mobile sports betting accounts were active during the first three days the activity was available in Massachusetts and more than 8 million transactions took place, making Massachusetts...
Health care spending surge comes at ‘time of disruption’
A new report estimates that per capita health care expenditures in Massachusetts shot up 9% in 2021 after having dropped 2.3% in 2020, giving elected officials and policymakers fresh data...
Blue envelopes signal start of big health insurance project
If you have insurance through MassHealth, be on the lookout in the coming months for a blue envelope in your mail.
![The first state budget from Gov. Maura Healey is a $55.5 billion package that her administration described as a “downpayment” on its goals of making Massachusetts a more affordable place to live, driving the state’s decarbonization push and addressing the impacts of climate change, and preparing students for careers in an evolving economy. The governor said Wednesday […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/low-l-Healeybudget-030123-01-1.jpg?w=126 "The first state budget from Gov. Maura Healey is a $55.5 billion package that her administration described as a “downpayment” on its goals of making Massachusetts a more affordable place to live, driving the state’s decarbonization push and addressing the impacts of climate change, and preparing students for careers in an evolving economy. The governor said Wednesday […]")
Maura Healey’s first budget themes: Spending increases, tax relief
The first state budget from Gov. Maura Healey is a $55.5 billion package that her administration described as a “downpayment” on its goals of making Massachusetts a more affordable place to live,...
Mass. House panel loads spending bill with $585M in borrowing
The Massachusetts House is gearing up for a formal session vote Wednesday on a redrafted version of Gov. Maura Healey's fiscal 2023 supplemental budget that also includes elements of her...
Maura Healey outlines local aid levels ahead of budget rollout
The budget that Gov. Maura Healey will file next week will boost the largest source of state education aid by almost 10% in what the administration said would be the...
More illegal basketball bets emerge at Encore Casino
Having already owned up to taking illegal bets on a Boston College women's basketball game and assuring regulators that it had addressed the problem, Encore Boston Harbor in Everett is...
Maura Healey names John Mawn as interim State Police colonel
Gov. Maura Healey tapped Lt. Col. John Mawn Jr., a 30-year veteran of the Massachusetts State Police, to serve as interim colonel of the department as she looks both inside...