A bill that would authorize “common sense” services such as insulin injections in assisted living facilities would help to lessen the burden on the nursing home system, policymakers say.
Becket Select Board member Michael Lavery is running for state representative, and he is taking on the county’s longest-tenured state lawmaker. Lavery is running as a Green-Rainbow Party candidate against
“West-east” rail, for state Rep. William “Smitty” Pignatelli, is more than a catchphrase. Unless work for Pittsfield-to-Boston passenger rail begins in Western Massachusetts, the Lenox Democrat says, he does not
The Baker administration said Thursday that it plans to collaborate with Amtrak to pursue federal funding for east-west rail. But, Baker would start with the Springfield to Worcester leg, leaving
The Massachusetts House voted to punt a proposal for same-day voter registration for further study by Secretary of State William Galvin, but Galvin doesn t think the idea needs any further