Mass. Unions Outraged Over Health Care Vote
Thunderous applause filled the Statehouse today, as hundreds of rank-and-file union members greeted and thanked select members of the House of Representatives as lawmakers walked into their chambers.
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Thunderous applause filled the Statehouse today, as hundreds of rank-and-file union members greeted and thanked select members of the House of Representatives as lawmakers walked into their chambers.
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Mayor Menino says conditional agreement has been reached with the city's three dozen public employee unions that would save the city $70 million in health care costs.
Professor Regina Herzlinger chats with Dan Rea about health care.
Mayor Tom Menino is set to issue an executive order to ban the sale of sugary drinks on Boston city property.
It's no secret: health care costs are eating up budgets in cities and towns across Massachusetts.
A federal court in New Hampshire has thrown out a Nashua man's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the government's health care overhaul.
Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo says a plan to revamp the health care system for municipal employees will be passed by the House in time for the next fiscal year that starts July 1.
Unions representing state and municipal workers are offering their own proposal to cut the cost of health care spending by cities and towns.
The commissioner of the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy is stepping down to take a job with a Boston-based company that runs six local Catholic hospitals.
NightSide's Dan Rea talks with Dr. Starner Jones about healthcare in America.
U.S. Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown are taking opposites sides in the fight over whether to repeal the national health care overhaul law backed by President Barack Obama.
There are some over-the-counter medication that require you to get a prescription for now.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, the state's second and third largest health plans, are talking about merging.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is lending his support to the White House pitch to keep Republicans from repealing the president's health care overhaul.
Boston Mayor Tom Menino has overcome his fair share of injuries recently, but as WBZ's Jon Keller shows us, it's health care of a different sort that could be the mayor's next fight.
It's a catch 22: pay for health insurance or pay a hefty fine. A North Reading man has argued he can't afford either, so he's suing the state.
If people pay more money they can get access to better local hospitals under new plans.
Doctors taking on new patients are increasingly harder to find. WBZ's Jon Keller reports.
Democratic lawmakers in Congress are running out of time to finish work on their agenda before a wave of Republicans take office after the holidays.
In the weekly media address, South Dakota Sen. John Thune says the GOP knows what's gone wrong during the Obama administration.
The Yankees beat the Red Sox 9-2 Saturday in the nightcap and earned a doubleheader split.
The Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts is on Tuesday and both Ed Markey and Seth Moulton were on the campaign trail this weekend.
A trial consultant said the Lindsay Clancy jury will need plenty of time to deliberate because the case is "incredibly complicated."
Red Sox rookie Jake Bennett stymied the Yankees again, allowing three hits in six innings, as Boston took the first game of a doubleheader Saturday in New York.
The Boston Red Sox got a key piece of their bullpen back Saturday when they activated reliever Garrett Whitlock.
A trial consultant said the Lindsay Clancy jury will need plenty of time to deliberate because the case is "incredibly complicated."
The Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts is on Tuesday and both Ed Markey and Seth Moulton were on the campaign trail this weekend.
The Yankees beat the Red Sox 9-2 Saturday in the nightcap and earned a doubleheader split.
Red Sox rookie Jake Bennett stymied the Yankees again, allowing three hits in six innings, as Boston took the first game of a doubleheader Saturday in New York.
The Boston Red Sox got a key piece of their bullpen back Saturday when they activated reliever Garrett Whitlock.
In Massachusetts, one high school explained steps it has taken to try and reduce head injuries.
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Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare form of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, died Wednesday in Bethesda, Maryland.
Massachusetts has seen more than 100 cyclospora cases this summer, with some linked to lettuce.
A windshield replacement error knocked out the safety features in Meg Burke's car. When she paid nearly $500 to get it fixed, she couldn't get Safelite to pay her back, so she called the I-Team's Call for Action.
A man accused of heading up a violent gang is facing witness intimidation charges after he allegedly threatened a Massachusetts State Police trooper.
A young Roxbury mom says her car was supposed to be in an auto repair shop; instead, it was out on the road and it came back with more issues.
The device was found in the shower area of a women's locker room at Mass General Brigham's off-campus research lab facility.
Apartment rental scams are rising in the Boston area, according to the FBI. They said there have been nearly 500 victims.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
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."
The immersive WNDR Museum in Boston's Downtown Crossing is set to close down just two years after it opened.
Panera Bread is moving its headquarters from St. Louis to Weston, Massachusetts.
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
The Yankees beat the Red Sox 9-2 Saturday in the nightcap and earned a doubleheader split.
Red Sox rookie Jake Bennett stymied the Yankees again, allowing three hits in six innings, as Boston took the first game of a doubleheader Saturday in New York.
The Boston Red Sox got a key piece of their bullpen back Saturday when they activated reliever Garrett Whitlock.
The New York Yankees edged the Boston Red Sox 1-0 on Friday night in the opener of a pivotal four-game series.
It was an ugly night for the Patriots in Cleveland as their backups were beaten handily by the Browns.
A blue marlin weighing 1,260 pounds was caught by a charter fishing boat off Massachusetts.
Natick says it is installing a new floating boardwalk across Pickerel Pond.
Rising ocean temperatures are drawing more hammerhead sharks to New England waters, researchers say.
Some of the oldest military veterans in Massachusetts were honored with special flights on Friday in a World War II-era aircraft.
After marrying Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Adam Sandler went to Nantucket in search of a basketball court.