WASHINGTON (AP) — Big companies are pushing back against proposed federal rules they say would require their medical plans to cover gender transition and other services under the nondiscrimination mandate of President Barack Obama's health care law.
Civil rights advocates representing transgender people say the regulation, now being finalized by the Health and Human Services Department, would be a major step forward for a marginalized community beginning to gain acceptance as celebrities like Caitlyn Jenner tell their stories.
BOSTON – Plans are firming up for a new residential development in the South End that promises to add 710 units to Boston's housing stock, according to the companies behind the project.
Called the Harrison Albany project for the two main thoroughfares that border the property, the plan calls for two new buildings of up to 19 stories in height, plus the renovation of an existing structure at 575 Albany Street, according to a statement from developer Leggat McCall Properties. It will include an unspecified number of "affordable" units, the developer said.
