While Gov. Healey is right that Massachusetts can’t make up the $16 billion in federal funds the state receives annually from the federal government, we have to be prepared to protect our people from the worst of the harm coming from Trump.
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A statewide nicotine ban? Why stop there? Â
Many of the things adults choose to do are dangerous. Are we going to ban them all?
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Why is your energy bill so high? Blame natural gas volatility and utility profits Â
The cost of natural gas infrastructure, generous utility profits, and the region’s continued fossil fuel investments left us ill-equipped to deal with an exceptionally cold winter.Â
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We can’t let Trump cuts stop critical climate resilience projects Â
For the sake of communities across the Commonwealth, we can’t allow cuts from Washington to be a fatal blow to crucial climate projects here.
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The case for a long overdue ‘raise’ for seniors in nursing homesÂ
Seniors living in nursing homes should be able to cover their basic needs that are not provided by Medicaid or their facility, allowing them to age with dignity.
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Massachusetts has one of the slowest job growth rates in the country. That’s a big problem.
Since early 2020, the Bay State has had the third slowest private sector job growth in the nation.
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Accelerating climate change demands ‘agile systems’ thinking — and action
In the face of accelerating climate change, the scale and scope of resilience work is growing far beyond what policy makers in the late 20th century thought possible. The general risk of not acting at the needed scale far surpasses the downside risk of any single action negatively impacting an ecosystem.
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Massachusetts has a literacy problem. We ignore it at our peril.
Six out of every ten children in Massachusetts cannot read or do math at grade level. Eight out of ten low-income, Black and Latino children are not performing at grade level. Only half of white children are proficient.
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Autism is not an ‘epidemic,’ as RFK Jr. suggests
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comparison of current prevalence rates to those from the 1980s or earlier ignores this historical context. Autistic people have always been here. We are simply doing a better job of recognizing and supporting them.
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Why We Were in Handcuffs at Hanscom Airfield
Private developers are working with the Massachusetts Port Authority on a proposal to expand Hanscom’s private jet capacity with 17 new hangars, the accompanying fuel tanks, and other infrastructure. A coalition of neighbors and environmentalists had been working since at least 2023 to oppose the plan with petitions, meetings with representatives, and yard signs.