Massachusetts Government News

An Obamacare earmark championed by former Sen. John Kerry that raised wage payments to Massachusetts hospitals at the expense of those in the other 49 states is coming under fire in Congress and could die now that the 29-year Senate veteran is gone.

Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez was out stumping for votes here, surrounded by supporters in a campaign scene one doesn't normally expect to see in odd-numbered years; a reminder yet another special election is underway in Massachusetts.

The Massachusetts congressional delegation reportedly held an emergency meeting Wednesday to try to save a patient whose prognosis isn't good - a $250 million annual subsidy to Massachusetts hospitals, paid out of other states' pockets.

A former Massachusetts lawmaker who more recently worked as a tutor at a Boston charter school has been held on $10,000 bail after pleading not guilty to drug charges.

Westfield Contributory Retirement System is searching for a private equity manager to run $10 million to $15 million, according to the website of the Massachusetts Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission.

The state Senate has adopted a proposal allowing Massachusetts to recoup public benefits given to anyone later convicted of using of a weapon of mass destruction.

Billionaire Tom Steyer is gearing up to engage in the Massachusetts Senate race yet again, a potentially pivotal development that Steyer and his aides hope will boost the Democratic nominee, Rep.

This March 7, 2013 file photo shows Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., listening to a witness at Senate Banking Committee hearing on anti-money laundering on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Coming out of the 2012 presidential election, women's role in determining its outcome-the so-called gender gap-was a dominant narrative.

More thunderstorms are in the forecast for today in Massachusetts, and some of them could whip up damaging winds and drop large hail, National Weather Service forecasters say.

Spring has sprung and homeowners across the state are gearing up for home improvement projects.

PGAs have long been associated with blurred vision, dryness, changes in eye color and other side effects.

The long-term rating on the bonds, 'AA+' with a Stable Rating Outlook, continues to reflect the full faith and credit guaranty of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Genetics ; Ear, Nose and Throat Article Date: 21 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT A new measure of the heterogeneity - the variety of genetic mutations - of cells within a tumor appears to predict treatment outcomes of patients with the most common type of head and neck cancer .

Massachusetts transportation officials are planning a series of meetings to inform drivers about plans to switch to an all-electronic tolling system on the Tobin Bridge.

Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey have agreed to their first debate in Massachusetts' contentious special U.S. Senate election.

A former Arlington man charged with sexually molesting children at the town's Boys and Girls Club in the 1970s has a court appearance.

A new measure of the heterogeneity - the variety of genetic mutations - of cells within a tumor appears to predict treatment outcomes of patients with the most common type of head and neck cancer.

They make life-saving medicines and voice recognition software. They lease cellphone towers and produce industrial sensors.

Check out a great new resource on the Massachusetts health care system from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts : the Massachusetts Health Care Delivery System Map .