Supporters say bills to license the birthing professionals would be transformative for the state reproductive health care workforce and maternal mortality outcomes.
Suicide rates in Massachusetts increased by 41 percent between 2003 and 2019 but have since "leveled off," said Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh.
ATTLEBORO After a four-year hiatus caused by the pandemic, area Democrats resumed their annual political breakfast with a packed crowd at the Portuguese-American Club Saturday.
The Wrentham Select Board wrote that the town's residents "are not objecting to increasing our housing supply" and that Wrentham has created its own development plan that's in line with the town's master plan and the community's desires.