With Medicaid at risk, state officials could help put the brakes on DOGE and the chaos generated in Washington, but only with some decisive pushback.
Maura Healey
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Steward Health Care’s Latest Fantasy Story
Why the bankrupt chain’s numbers don’t add up
Posted inPolitics
Massachusetts Blues
It’s not just far-right Republicans who undermine democracy. A majority of voters in the Bay State favor progressive policies, but don’t get them. Why not?
Posted inTAP
Can States Plug Gaps in Federal Policy?
Today on TAP: Expansion of the Child Tax Credit is blocked in Washington, but many states are partly helping. They can do only so much.
Posted inPolitics
Maura Healey Looks to Have a Lock on the Massachusetts Governorship, But …
The likelihood of a Democratic trifecta in the Bay State is not as comforting as it appears.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Vape and Switch: How Martha Coakley Joined Up with Juul
The former Massachusetts attorney general’s new employer is an example of how former law enforcement officials are highly sought after by corporate America.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
ExxonMobil Can’t Hide Its Climate Records Any Longer
The Supreme Court has allowed Massachusetts to access the fossil fuel giant’s records—one of many legal challenges the company now faces.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Hour of the Attorneys General
State Democratic AGs have assumed new importance in the effort to contain the Trump presidency.
