Panel Targets Misuse Of Massachusetts Welfare Benefit Cards
A special commission is recommending new restrictions on the use of electronic benefit transfer cards by recipients of Massachusetts welfare benefits.
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A special commission is recommending new restrictions on the use of electronic benefit transfer cards by recipients of Massachusetts welfare benefits.
I don't want to pay more for gas or tolls either. But we cannot have a viable economy without usable roads and bridges and functioning, reasonably affordable public transit.
Mitt Romney will pick up a big endorsement from President George H.W. Bush on Thursday, but will that help his likeability? Jon Keller is at large.
Senator Scott Brown requested the move and is now working in a major position at the National Guard's Pentagon office.
Gov. Deval Patrick says he supports a plan by the MBTA to raise fares while avoiding what he calls "drastic" cuts in service on the Boston-area transit system.
According to a new poll, an Obama-Biden ticket ties Romney-Bush at 47 percent.
The Supreme Court could strike down a key part of President Obama's health care reform law sometime soon. What would that mean for the law in Massachusetts?
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The Supreme Court finished the first of three days of arguments Monday over whether President Barack Obama's overhaul of the nation's health care system is constitutional.
Sen. Olympia Snowe, who recently announced she would not seek another term, said Monday that Brown is a critical vote in favor of issues important to women.
Senate President Therese Murray says she never made any phone calls on behalf of applicants seeking jobs with the Massachusetts Probation Department.
State senators plan to take up a bill later this week aimed at controlling electricity costs in Massachusetts while continuing to promote growth in renewable power sources.
State Sen. Steven Baddour says he is resigning his seat on Beacon Hill to become a partner in a Boston law firm.
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Boston Mayor Tom Menino recently sat down with WBZ's Jon Keller and touched on a number of issues.
All seven people who died last week when the Gloucester-based fishing vessel the Lily Jean sank were identified Monday.
A fishing vessel sank off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts on Friday with five people on board.
There is a gas leak and fire in Nashua, New Hampshire after a reported explosion on Amherst Street Monday afternoon.
Panera, Zipcar and Thermo Fisher are all closing facilities or offices in Massachusetts.
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There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
A home baker from Foxboro, Massachusetts is frustrated that the pricy oven she bought from GE wasn't working properly. Attempts to fix it failed.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
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A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Panera, Zipcar and Thermo Fisher are all closing facilities or offices in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod potato chips will no longer be made on Cape Cod as of this spring.
Time Out Market Boston, a food hall that opened in the Fenway neighborhood in 2019, won't be closing after all.
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Boston's Time Out Market, a Fenway food hall that opened less than seven years ago, is now set to close.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
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Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
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Payton Pritchard scored 29 points and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 112-93 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.
