Tag: Maura Healey
Vacation home trends add to Mass. housing crunch
When Alisa Magnotta first got her place in Orleans, she did what many a Cape Cod resident might do in the prime vacation months:...
Poll: McKee’s job-approval rating lowest among New England governors
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s approval rating slightly improved quarter over quarter in 2024, but he still remains the least-liked governor across the...
Mass. lawmakers approve school bus traffic-safety cameras
BOSTON – Bay State communities could install automated traffic-enforcement cameras on school buses under a bill recently approved by state lawmakers.
Cameras would take photos...
Biggest problem facing offshore wind energy isn’t broken blades. It’s public...
Jim Boyd’s heart sank the first time he saw the now-infamous image of a fractured wind turbine blade dangling above the Atlantic Ocean.
Not because...
Free-tuition program for community college in Mass. now official
FALL RIVER – With the stroke of Gov. Maura Healey’s pen on July 29, the commonwealth’s new tuition-free community college initiative went into effect.
The...
Steward Health Care announces closure of 2 Mass. hospitals
BOSTON (AP) – Steward Health Care announced Friday that it is closing two hospitals in Massachusetts because it received no qualified bids for the...
Poll: McKee’s job approval rating at 37%
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s job approval rating is in line with his fellow New England governors, according to a poll from the...
Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy protection
BOSTON (AP) – Hospital operator Steward Health Care filed for bankruptcy protection early Monday morning, but pledged to maintain the eight hospitals it operates...
Mass. governor to pardon those convicted of cannabis possession
BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts Gov. Maura T. Healey on Wednesday said she would issue pardons for tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor...
Mass. Education Commissioner Riley to step down March 15
EVERETT, Mass. – The education commissioner who both helped further propel the commonwealth as being a national leader in student performance and guide K-12...
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