MASSACHUSETTS HAS SOME of the most stringent regulations regarding the safety of tap water in the country. However, according to environmental officials, Massachusetts has an estimated 220,000 lead pipe service lines running into houses and buildings. (Service lines connect homes or buildings to water mains.) A Water Research Foundation report found that where present, lead service […]
Jay Livingstone
Posted inEconomy
We need a ‘universal application’ for crucial public benefits
THIS MONTH MARKS two years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As many of us begin to embrace the new “near-normal,” too many individuals and families still struggle. The pandemic increased financial hardships for families that were already struggling before it hit. Indeed, Massachusetts has seen one of the largest percent increases in food […]
Posted inHealth Care
Baker trying to have it both ways
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER has publicly criticized Republican efforts in Washington, DC, to roll back health coverage provided by the Affordable Care Act. He rightly argues that such changes will have tremendously negative effects on the health care of hundreds of thousands of people in Massachusetts, our economy, and our budget. We commend him for these […]