Massachusetts delegation argues for end to Medicare formula that cuts physicians’ pay

The Massachusetts delegation called upon their congressional colleagues this afternoon to support a permanent fix to a controversial Medicare formula that would cut payments to doctors by nearly 30 percent if left alone. A full repeal of the flawed formula, known as the sustainable growth rate, is particularly important to the Bay State economy, the delegation argues in a letter to Dave Camp ...
http://www.boston.com/Boston/politicalintelligence/2012/02/massachusetts-delegation-argues-for-end-medicare-formula-that-cuts-physicians-pay/pwfQ3LRjIwFqzLY335LOEK/index.html

Published: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:14:10 -0800

Plea deal in drowning case at murky Massachusetts pool

(Reuters) - Two former Massachusetts recreation officials admitted in a plea deal on Tuesday that they allowed swimmers to frolic in a murky pool where a drowned woman's submerged body lay unnoticed for two days, court officials said. While not charged directly in the woman's drowning, the two men admitted to reckless endangerment of a child for opening the state-run pool in Fall River ...
http://news.yahoo.com/plea-deal-drowning-case-murky-massachusetts-pool-233612506.html

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:36:12 -0800

Massachusetts, California, and New York considering joining settlement with banks

Massachusetts, California and New York were considering Monday whether to join most other states in backing a long-awaited settlement with banks over foreclosure abuses. The deal would require the five largest mortgage lenders to reduce loans for about 1 million households. State attorneys general have set a deadline of the end of Monday for states to join the settlement. Homeowners in states ...
http://www.boston.com/Boston/businessupdates/2012/02/massachusetts-california-and-new-york-considering-joining-settlement-with-banks/7tx6A4GQM0lmfwiwDnMEtJ/index.html

Published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:08:40 -0800

Massachusetts Nonprofit Organizations Received More Than $3 Million in Community Grants in 2011 From the Verizon ...

BOSTON, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nonprofit groups in Massachusetts that focused on education , domestic violence prevention and using technology to deliver or enhance health care received more than ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/massachusetts-nonprofit-organizations-received-more-143800558.html

Published: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:38:00 -0800

Vergennes co-principal faced earlier assault charge in Massachusetts

Massachusetts court records indicate that Edwin P. Webbley, 57, of Bristol, a co-principal at Vergennes Union High School, was charged with assault and battery in 2010, 19 months before Monday's DUI charge.
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20120208/NEWS02/120208017/1007/Vergennes-co-principal-faced-earlier-assault-charge-Massachusetts

Published: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:48:06 -0800

As Massachusetts governor, Romney had an unremarkable record on jobs

An overheated industry has gone bust. A tepid economy is not producing enough jobs. And a successful businessman promises he can use his private-sector experience to jump-start the economy. This is presidential candidate Mitt Romney now, but it was also Romney nearly a decade ago when he ran for governor of Massachusetts, a state that was still reeling from the tech bubble’s burst. Read full ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-massachusetts-governor-romneys-record-on-jobs-was-unremarkable/2012/02/06/gIQABzEfxQ_story.html?wprss=rss_business

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:10:00 -0800

Massachusetts gas prices edge up another 2 cents

Massachusetts residents are paying two more cents a gallon at the gas pump, the seventh consecutive week of increases.
http://www.boston.com/cars/news/articles/2012/02/06/massachusetts_gas_prices_edge_up_another_2_cents

Published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:17:08 -0800

Proposal requires minimum standards for dementia care in Mass. nursing homes

Patient advocates called on state lawmakers today to close a loophole in Massachusetts law that allows nursing homes to advertise specialized Alzheimer's and dementia care units, even though their workers may have no training in caring for such patients.
http://www.boston.com/Boston/whitecoatnotes/2012/02/proposal-requires-minimum-standards-for-dementia-care-mass-nursing-homes/3Bwm3LQfZGCkGUwgnzejBI/index.html

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:38:56 -0800

Norquist asks Mass. lawmakers to reject tax hikes

Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist called on Massachusetts lawmakers to reject what he termed "lifestyle tax increases" proposed by Gov. Deval Patrick, saying hikes in taxes on tobacco products and soda would hurt the state's economy while doing little to encourage healthier habits.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/02/07/norquist_asks_mass_lawmakers_to_reject_tax_hikes

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:23:40 -0800

Massachusetts' Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in 17th Annual National Awards Program

Rebecca Ackerman, 16, of Westborough and Grace Kirrane, 12, of Fitchburg today were named Massachusetts' top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/massachusetts-top-two-youth-volunteers-130100778.html

Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:01:00 -0800