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East-west rail funding uncertain under Trump administration
03-16-2025 10:02 AM

By MITCH FINK

President Donald Trump’s return to office has raised questions about the future of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding Massachusetts secured for its east-west rail plan.


MDAR commissioner pens letter to USDA over uncertain funding and impact on farmers
03-14-2025 4:59 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

BOSTON — As farmers prepare to head out to the fields for the season, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Commissioner Ashley Randle sent a letter to the new U.S. agriculture secretary expressing concerns over uncertain federal funding and other actions taken by the federal government.


Municipal leaders urge action to keep remote meetings alive
03-12-2025 6:09 PM

By COLIN A. YOUNG

From Brockton to Buckland and Northfield to Newton, more than 60 municipal officials are asking lawmakers to take swift action to allow them to continue to hold remote and hybrid public meetings beyond the upcoming March 31 expiration of that pandemic-era policy.


Firearm age limits in new state law see pushback locally
03-10-2025 3:28 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

A clause in the new state gun reform law preventing 18- to 21-year-olds from carrying certain firearms has gun enthusiasts, including those in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region, asking a rhetorical question: Is there an age requirement for the Bill of Rights?


State reaches out to fired federal workers with new website
03-10-2025 12:33 PM

By ALISON KUZNITZ

The Healey administration launched a new website Friday to connect fired federal workers with job opportunities and training resources in Massachusetts.


Report details cannabis trends, and more than $8 billion in sales
03-04-2025 1:56 PM

By COLIN A. YOUNG

More than six years in, the legal cannabis industry landscape in Massachusetts has had a chance to evolve, and a new industry report examines some of the trendlines.


Closure looms for Fish & Wildlife Services HQ in Hadley
03-03-2025 6:03 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

HADLEY — The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Department Service’s Northeast regional headquarters in Hadley is proposed to close on Aug. 31 as part of the federal General Services Administration initiative to end leases for 164 federal office spaces nationwide, according to a list leaked by a government whistleblower.


Legislators, activists advocate for menstrual equity bill inspired by Frontier students
03-02-2025 10:03 PM

By Mitch Fink

BOSTON — As they researched women’s health care for a civic action project at Frontier Regional High School in 2022, three eighth-grade students were appalled to learn that menstrual products — such as tampons and pads — can contain potentially harmful chemicals and toxins.


Healey signs shelter reform, funding bill
03-01-2025 7:00 AM

By COLIN A. YOUNG

Gov. Maura Healey signed a $425 million bill Friday to fund the emergency shelter system through June and make temporary and permanent reforms to address the cost and security of the system.


Report: Long ER wait times worsening in state
02-28-2025 10:57 AM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Two years after policymakers enacted mental health care reforms designed to mitigate the problem, the share of patients experiencing long waits in Massachusetts emergency departments remains elevated, according to new state research.


Ed board seeking input on two paths to graduation
02-26-2025 4:50 PM

By ELLA ADAMS

BOSTON — The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted unanimously Tuesday to put its proposed competency determination regulations out for public comment, and to solicit comment about a second potential pathway to graduation that could still feature use of the MCAS exams.


Activists call for peace talks in Ukraine outside McGovern’s Northampton office
02-24-2025 4:23 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON — Commemorating the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine, a handful of activists with Massachusetts Peace Action stood outside U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern’s Northampton office on Monday afternoon to demand peace negotiations. This standout mirrored another held by the organization at the same time in Boston.


DPU orders 5% reduction to ‘unsustainable’ gas bills
02-24-2025 3:04 PM

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON — Residents struggling to afford hefty energy bills this winter could soon see modest relief, after state regulators instructed utility companies to slash costs.


State’s new ‘Farm-Pass’ program hopes to ease farm succession planning
02-23-2025 2:01 PM

By CHINANU OKOLI

Applications are rolling in for the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources’ new Farm Transfer Planning Assistance initiative that connects aging farmers and their successors with experienced planners to set retirement goals and figure out how management and assets will be transferred.


New state law designed to boost boating safety with mandatory course
02-23-2025 11:01 AM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

BOSTON — According to Lt. John Girvalakis of the Massachusetts Environmental Police, all that has been required to legally take a boat out on a ride are two things: “money and a boat,” with few exceptions.


Healey demands regulatory agency, utilities provide relief from energy prices
02-18-2025 4:56 PM

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON — With residents facing skyrocketing energy bills, Gov. Maura Healey demanded Sunday that a state regulatory agency and utility companies provide urgent relief to customers.


AG Campbell says Trump order on DEI ‘is an attempt to bully employers’
02-17-2025 4:08 PM

By MICHAEL P. NORTON

Private sector efforts to seek and support diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible workplaces are not illegal, a coalition of state attorneys general said last week, and the federal government can’t prohibit such efforts in the private sector through executive order.


State officials report surge in SNAP benefit thefts in January
02-15-2025 10:45 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

With a rise in reported cases of theft of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) is urging folks to take extra precautions to protect themselves.


53-year-old Chicopee man injured in Interstate 91 crash in Whately
02-14-2025 7:45 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

WHATELY — A 53-year-old man from Chicopee was injured after he lost control of his 2021 GMC Canyon truck traveling southbound on Interstate 91 Friday evening, according to State Police.


20 dispensaries statewide found to have products with mold, including in Pioneer Valley
02-13-2025 5:35 PM

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), the state’s regulatory body for marijuana products, said it will continue to raise its standards for testing after cannabis contaminated with mold and mildew was reported in more than 20 dispensaries, including those in Greenfield, Montague, Northampton and Easthampton.

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