IN CREATING A NEW DASHBOARD for the state’s war on COVID-19, key information on one of the so-far losing battles was inadvertently dropped on Monday. Deaths at long-term care facilities, […]
Oops, nursing home COVID-19 deaths omitted
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Virus notes: Baker hits Trump immigration stance
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said on Tuesday that he disagrees with President Trump’s plan to issue an executive order temporarily suspending all immigration into the United States. Baker, a moderate Republican […]
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Baker: We’re in the 3d or 4th quarter
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Tuesday indicated the state is nearing the end of the COVID-19 surge, but he implored the people of Massachusetts not to pull back on social distancing. […]
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Baker closes schools for the rest of the year
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Tuesday ordered all schools to remain closed for the rest of the school year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Baker called the decision the “right thing […]
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State revises regs on crisis care
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION revised its voluntary guidelines for who should receive scarce treatments like ventilators during the COVID-19 crisis by prioritizing those likely to survive for the next five years and […]
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State revises regs on crisis care
The Baker administration revised its voluntary guidelines for who should receive scarce treatments like ventilators during the COVID-19 crisis by prioritizing those likely to survive for the next five years […]
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Surge status: Mixed reviews
ON THE FINAL DAY of the COVID-19 surge projected by the Baker administration, the number of new cases dropped for the fourth day in a row and hospitalizations remained manageable. […]
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Baker signs eviction moratorium bill
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER signed a bill Monday that will temporarily pause evictions and some foreclosures during the coronavirus pandemic, sparking an intense debate over the rights of landlords and tenants. […]
Posted inEconomy
Virus notes: Gig workers can now apply for unemployment
A RANGE OF WORKERS previously ineligible for unemployment benefits can now seek state aid if they are unable to work because of the COVID-19 outbreak and its impacts on public […]
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Galvin backs early voting by mail for fall elections
THE STATE’S TOP ELECTIONS OFFICIAL is backing expanded voting by mail for this year’s elections, due to the uncertainty around the coronavirus’s trajectory. But what that process could look like […]
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Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities
TWO LEADING OFFICIALS in the state’s nursing home industry said on The Codcast that the Baker administration focused too much attention in the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis on hospitals […]
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Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities
TWO LEADING OFFICIALS in the state’s nursing home industry said on the Codcast that the Baker administration focused too much attention in the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis on […]
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Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities
Two leading officials in the state’s nursing home industry said on The Codcast that the Baker administration focused too much attention in the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis on […]
Posted inThe Download
Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities
Two leading officials in the state’s nursing home industry said on The Codcast that the Baker administration focused too much attention in the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis on […]
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Use debt to build out transportation infrastructure
THE COVID-19 CRISIS has put a $600 million transportation funding package in the Massachusetts Legislature on pause. Plummeting fare and tax revenues have left lawmakers faced with a dilemma: the need […]
Posted inOpinion
During crisis, importance of science grows
THIS IS A TIME of reckoning for our nation. We are seeing the disastrous results of discounting public health experts, scientists, and the facts when we should have listened. The […]
Posted inEconomy
In hard-hit Chelsea, COVID-19 fight a collaborative effort
Fourth in a series on municipal leaders across Massachusetts and how they’re contending with the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are previous stories on Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer, […]
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Don’t let Big Gig game the system
IN ITS SWEEPING RESPONSE to the coronavirus pandemic, Congress threw a financial lifeline to millions of Americans and made so-called “gig economy” workers, like Uber drivers, eligible for unemployment assistance […]
Posted inHealth Care
Most COVID-19 deaths now at nursing homes
THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC in Massachusetts is fast becoming a nursing home epidemic. According to data released by the state on Saturday, 810 people died of COVID-19 at Massachusetts long-term care […]
Posted inOpinion
COVID-19 segregating our economy
IT’S NOW CLEAR that COVID-19 is disproportionately infecting and killing people of color across the country. Over the coming months, the economic dimension of this crisis will also disproportionately harm […]
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It’s time to help nursing homes
IT IS IMPORTANT for the Commonwealth to realize that our most vulnerable residents remain at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19, without the necessary resources to stay protected. Though […]
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Our school curriculum should include all
ON A FRIDAY at the end of my social studies class — before the coronavirus shutdown of schools — I received a note from a student. The note began, “Dear […]
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Baker talks more about restarting economy
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Friday indicated he would probably abide by new guidance from the federal government suggesting no state should relax its social distancing measures until it goes through […]
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Lawsuit seeks release of sentenced prisoners during coronavirus
A NEW CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT filed in the state’s highest court by advocates aims to release sentenced and civilly committed prisoners to stem the spread of coronavirus in prisons. Prisoners’ […]