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AGs sue to claw back clean energy grants
[ad_1] BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has joined a new multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to recoup more than $7.2…
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Lawmakers urged to ‘opt out’ of federal mandates
[ad_1] BOSTON — Unions, advocates for low-income workers and other groups urged state lawmakers on Thursday to permanently “opt out” of several new federal…
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Healey urges lawmakers to approve budget
[ad_1] BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey called on lawmakers to use fiscal restraint as they consider her nearly $64 billion budget proposal amid concerns…
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Healey seeks to delay federal tax cuts
[ad_1] BOSTON — Democratic Gov. Maura Healey is seeking to blunt the impact to state coffers from changes to the federal tax code under…
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Exclusive: Former OpenAI policy chief debuts new institute called AVERI, calls for independent AI safety audits | Fortune
[ad_1] Miles Brundage, a well-known former policy researcher at OpenAI, is launching an institute dedicated to a simple idea: AI companies shouldn’t be allowed…
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Healey taps $250M to offset rising health insurance premiums
[ad_1] BOSTON — The Healey administration is pumping an additional $250 million into the state-subsidized health care system to help offset the impact of…
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Beverly faces nearly $4 million budget shortfall this spring
[ad_1] BEVERLY — The city is facing a nearly $4 million shortfall in funding the fiscal 2027 operating budget. That number — $3,921,385, to…
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Healey urges Congress to extend Obamacare credits
[ad_1] BOSTON — Democratic Gov. Maura Healey is renewing calls for Congress to extend Obamacare tax credits, warning that health care premiums for tens…
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Beverly Community Electric secures new contract
[ad_1] BEVERLY — The city has secured a new electricity supply contract for a program that provides 100% renewable energy to Beverly residents. Participants…
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Healey signs $2.3B closeout budget
[ad_1] BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed a $2.3 billion supplemental budget Tuesday that plugs revenue gaps from the previous fiscal year and buoys…
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House backs away from changes
[ad_1] BOSTON — House Democrats are walking back a controversial proposal to ease the state’s climate change mandates following pushback and threats of legal…
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Healey to Trump: Release LIHEAP fuel assistance
[ad_1] BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is joining a chorus demanding the Trump administration release federal dollars aimed at helping low-income people heat their…
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House bill sets new rules for retail energy
[ad_1] BOSTON — Retail energy suppliers would be banned from marketing to low-income residential consumers under a climate change bill being considered by lawmakers,…
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State pressured to tap reserves for SNAP benefits
[ad_1] BOSTON — Beacon Hill leaders are being urged to tap the state’s $8.6 billion “rainy day” fund to help offset the impact of…
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AGs sue Trump EPA over solar energy program
[ad_1] BOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Campbell has joined about two dozen other Democrats in suing the Trump administration over its decision to pull…
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Report: Mass. cities, towns face ‘historic’ fiscal crisis
[ad_1] BOSTON — Massachusetts cities and towns are facing a “historic fiscal crisis” amid rising operating costs, lackluster state aid and restraints on property…
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State seeks piece of $50B rural hospital fund
[ad_1] BOSTON — Massachusetts is chasing after a slice of a $50 billion federal fund created as part of President Donald Trump’s tax and…
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Former Gov. Rick Snyder, Sen. Debbie Stabenow honored for public service, call for unity
[ad_1] Former Michigan leaders Gov. Rick Snyder (R) and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D) shared the stage on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the Suburban…
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State unveils grant programs to rope in fed funding
[ad_1] BOSTON — Cities and towns will have access to a new pool of state money to rope in federal infrastructure funds for fixing…
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Healey seeks to streamline housing permits
[ad_1] BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey wants to streamline the state’s environmental regulatory process for building new homes as part of broader efforts to…