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Holyoke Soldiers' Home, Where Dozens Have Died, Has Long Escaped State Inspection
The home is uniquely exempted from the state oversight and inspections that other senior living facilities go through. -
Housekeepers Can't Work During The Pandemic. Some People Are Paying Them Anyway
Domestic workers face financial ruin without work and often without government assistance. -
Mental Health Advocacy Groups Launch Investigation Of Lemuel Shattuck Hospital After 'Rapid Spread' Of COVID-19 Cases
The Disability Law Center and the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee sent a letter to the state Thursday requesting more information. -
Home DNA Tests Reveal More Than We Bargained For
Nobody really knows who will have access to our genetic data in the years to come. Here’s why that’s scary. -
Suffolk DA Refused To Prosecute Library Janitors For Alleged Overtime Theft
Library officials had an "understanding" with custodians they could bill for overnight hours they didn't work, the DA concluded. -
MIT Extends Russian Tech Partnership, Despite Scrutiny From Feds
MIT has signed a five-year extension of a multimillion-dollar partnership with a Russian technology research institute that has long raised espionage fears among foreign policy experts and the FBI. -
Democratic Senators Demand FDA Move Forward With Ban On Shocks For Students With Disabilities
The agency missed a self-imposed deadline to ban the shock devices that are only used at a Massachusetts school. -
The Color Of Public Money: Philadelphia And Massport Show Paths To Expanding Minority Contracts
Massachusetts struggles to include minority businesses, but there are models that have demonstrated success. -
The Color Of Public Money: Black Businesses' Share Of Public Contracts Has Declined Over 20 Years
Massachusetts has made several efforts to boost minority contracting, but black businesses still see only a fraction of the dollars. -
FDA Misses Its Deadline To Ban Shocks At Canton School For Students With Disabilities
Federal agency had said it would ban the controversial method by the end of the year, but took no action.
