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Nuclear having a moment, but hesitation is real (opens the original)
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Nuclear power is undergoing a "transition," a regional energy expert said, as New England looks anew to the technology to meet rising electricity demand. The shift was on display Wednesday at UMass Lowell, where energy officials, researchers and industry representatives from across the six-state region gathered to explore advanced reactors, fusion and the practical hurdles to bringing new nuclear capacity online. Outside, protesters carried signs opposing nuclear power and a truck circled the bu
Disconnected: Suit alleges families in need can't make contact (opens the original)
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Advocates behind a class-action lawsuit related to Massachusetts’s struggling food assistance system say Gov. Maura Healey’s closeout supplemental budget, filed days later, does not go far enough to address the Department of Transitional Assistance’s staffing and access problems. The proposal includes $26.6 million to retain 78 new DTA employees hired this year and hire 10 more, as well as about $15 million for technology improvements and additional staff support to improve payment accuracy and
Water draw request highlights east-west divisions (opens the original)
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The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority wants to take 10% more water from the Quabbin Reservoir, setting up a new fight over who gets to use one of the state’s most important resources. The MWRA is seeking state approval to withdraw an additional 20 million gallons of water per day from the Quabbin and Wachusett system, arguing that its reservoirs can safely handle the increase without new infrastructure or changes to operating rules. The additional water is intended to support “multiple com
Stabilization fund eyed ahead of fed cuts (opens the original)
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In a sign that the state is preparing for federal policy shifts, Gov. Maura Healey is proposing a new state-funded reserve to cushion Massachusetts healthcare programs from deepening federal funding losses. Healey’s newly filed $2.24 billion closeout supplemental budget would create a Health Care Stabilization Fund, giving the state a new reserve it could tap when federal cuts or other shocks put pressure on three sizeable programs: MassHealth, the Massachusetts Health Connector or the Health Sa
Healey proposes two-month gas tax suspension (opens the original)
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Days after her opponent called for suspension of the gas tax, Gov. Maura Healey proposed a two-month gas tax holiday on Tuesday, saying she’ll put election season legislation before lawmakers to accomplish her goal. Healey will file the proposal in a supplemental budget, according to her office. House Speaker Ron Mariano on Monday called suspending the gas tax “fiscally irresponsible” because, he said, there is “no end to the war in sight,” referring to the war with Iran that began over the wint
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