1 year since Carney and Nashoba closures, gaps in service are clear
Some health care leaders say state should be doing more to help patients in those regions.

The state's top public health official weighs in on turmoil at the CDC
"I worry that the person who comes next may not have the same scientific principles,," says Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Dr. Robbie Goldstein.
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Mass., Democratic-led states sue to block layoffs at the Education Department
A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s layoffs across the Education Department, saying it amounts to an illegal dismantling of an agency created by Congress. -
UMass medical school suspends certain PhD admissions, citing ‘funding uncertainty’ under Trump
A university spokesperson attributed it to “uncertainties related to the funding of biomedical research in this country.” -
Debate erupts in Randolph over sidelined school finance director
The school committee privately suspended the finance director amid an investigation. Then the Town Council publicly announced it. -
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Boston braces to consider ranked choice voting in local elections
City Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune is leading the charge for an electoral change.
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