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As many as six citizen petitions could end up as questions on the ballot this November, covering everything from cruelty to farm animals to marijuana legalization to a special tax on millionaires. In all, as many as 35 petitions were filed — though only a handful made it through the certification
Massachusetts
While race relations and the threat of terrorism dominate the national news, Massachusetts voters at the state level are more concerned about jobs, the economy, and the worsening opioid epidemic, according to local polling data reviewed by the NewBostonPost. Sixteen percent of respondents named jobs as the topmost concern, followed
Massachusetts
Can your environment help hook you on drugs? Drug addiction is a disease — a chemical dependency that arises from the way certain drugs interact with the brain. Put simply: drugs like cocaine and heroin latch onto the nerve cells of the brain, releasing pleasure-producing neurotransmitters like dopamine. Abuse becomes addiction
Massachusetts
Despite a national reputation for excellence, Massachusetts hospitals lag behind the rest of the nation in emergency room wait times – by as much as 10 minutes in some instances, according to federal data for 2015 reviewed by the NewBostonPost. The greatest discrepancy is among local hospitals with high-volume ERs – between
Democrats
CAMBRIDGE – Harvard University faculty who made political donations at the federal level overwhelmingly contributed to Democrats or liberal organizations, a review of data from the Federal Election Commission shows. As an institution, Harvard has long had a reputation for leaning left. The campaign finance data provide a limited but revealing
Massachusetts
FALL RIVER – Amazon.com – the world's largest retailer – is just months away from opening a new distribution center in Fall River, pumping at least $50 million into the project and delivering hundreds of new jobs to the beleaguered mill city. "I think it's a wonderful
Massachusetts
BOSTON – They can bring Hollywood A-listers like Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, put Boston and other Bay State communities on the silver screen and pump millions of dollars into the local economy, but critics say the cost of film tax credits makes them a bad deal for Massachusetts. "Every
GOP
A heavy silence hung over the room. A man with aphasia – his stutter allowing him to speak in only a few strained words at a time – pleads with Chris Christie for help with his health at a Nov. 11 town hall-style meeting in Coralville, Iowa.