A desperate series of last-minute pro-Ted Cruz robocalls ripping GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump over the real estate mogul's perceived support for advancing lesbian, gay and transgender rights lit up phones ahead of South Carolina's Republican primary — the strategy, however, fell flat as Trump claimed the Palmetto State in Saturday's landslide victory.
The calls, paid for by the Courageous Conservatives superPAC, featured a recording of an interview Trump gave to New England Cable News Broadside host Sue O'Connell. In the interview, O'Connell asked Trump if he would advocate for LGBT rights should he win the presidency.
BOSTON — Seeking federal dollars and more cost-controls, the Baker administration is reworking Medicaid on at least two fronts, moving toward population health and installing independent assessors for people in need of a range of services.
The health safety net program receives about half of its funding from the federal government and at $15.4 billion makes up the biggest chunk of Gov. Charlie Baker's fiscal 2017 $39.55 billion budget.
