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Mass. health secretary Kate Walsh steps down. New leader will focus on primary care and ‘most vulnerable.’
Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, undersecretary of health in the office since April 2023, will take over as Secretary of Health and Human Services Monday, according to a Friday news release from HHS. He replaces Kate Walsh, a former hospital executive who Governor Maura Healey appointed two and a half years ago.
Man riding Pan-Mass Challenge to give back 10 years after his cancer diagnosis
PJ Branco will ride the 186-mile Pan Mass Challenge route to show support to those experiencing the same battle.
Gang leader serving life sentence in Mass. used coded Monopoly card for drug trafficking
A gang leader already serving a life sentence in federal prison in Massachusetts sent a coded Monopoly card to direct drug trafficking across the country.
Mass. Pike lanes reopen after electric vehicle blaze forced closure near Prudential Tunnel
The Massachusetts Turnpike was closed Friday morning as police and firefighters responded to an electric vehicle on fire just beyond the Prudential Tunnel, State Police said. The car caught on fire on Interstate 90 westbound shortly after 7 a.m., State Police said.
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A battery storage facility is being proposed in a Central Mass. town. Residents are pushing back.
Locals warn that a fire could release pollutants into the Quabbin watershed, threatening drinking water and damaging local habitat.
U.S. diplomats brace for mass layoffs after months in limbo
U.S. diplomats in Washington are bracing for cuts to the State Department workforce, with dismissal notices expected to hit inboxes as soon as Friday, according to three State Department officials with knowledge of the plans.
No evidence connecting dad of Mello Buckzz to River North mass shooting, prosecutors say
The rapper’s father is facing federal gun charges. Prosecutors noted one alleged gun sale happened just days after the mass shooting but clarified there was no evidence linking Melvin Doyle to the attack at his daughter’s party.
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Trump’s Mass State Department Layoffs Upend Foreign Policy
Along with rescissions hitting foreign aid, the new round of firings shows Trump is still bent on tearing down bipartisan foreign-policy traditions.
Trump wants mass deportations, but US views of immigration are more positive since he took office
A Gallup poll shows a substantial jump in the share of Americans who view immigration as positive for the U.S. since President Donald Trump took office
‘This law is not working.’ Mass. bills would allow abortions after 24 weeks.
New legislation aims to make it easier for women to terminate their pregnancies later by leaving the decision up to “the professional judgement of a physician.” Currently, doctors are legally able to perform abortions after 24 weeks only if it’s necessary to preserve the life of the patient or the patient’s physical or mental health,
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