"Ventilation, and that minimum number of air changes per hour that is recommended by engineering experts, is really critical."
STATE WIRE: COALITION TO SAFELY REOPEN MA SCHOOLS VOICES VENTILATION CONCERNS
STATE WIRE: 9 IN 10 MASS PARENTS CONCERNED KIDS WILL GET COVID AT SCHOOL
"We've come to the conclusion that it isn't safe to return to in-person learning until several criteria are met."
STUDY SHOWS HIGHER-ED JOB SPENDING BETTER THAN CONSTRUCTION
"We need to invest in public higher education to jump-start our economy out of this huge recession."
MASS ADVANCES BILL THAT WOULD GIVE PEOPLE MORE OPTIONS FOR DYING
"To have to die with suffering is something that most people don't want to do. Over 70% of the people in Massachusetts are in favor of medical aid in dying."
STATE WIRE: SUPPORT GROWS FOR ‘HUMAN CHALLENGE’ TRIALS FOR COVID-19 CURE
"It makes my life quite a bit better to be doing this than what I was doing before, of just like sitting in my apartment in Brooklyn, not having a lot of work to do."
STATE WIRE: MASS SEES MAJOR CUTS TO LOW-INCOME HEATING ASSISTANCE
“Public utilities, while they can’t be shut off in the middle of the winter, they run up bills and debts such that when the winter’s over and utility companies are in a position to seek payment, they might take steps to shut people off."
STATE WIRE: THE TRUMP EFFECT ON THE MASS CRANBERRY INDUSTRY
“Based on the USDA numbers nationally, we have lost a little over $50 million so far, since the tariffs have gone into place,” Wick says. “So, that’s a significant impact.”
STATE WIRE: MANY WOMEN IN HEALTH CARE EARN LESS THAN $15 AN HOUR
About three-quarters of the people working in health care jobs are women, and a new national study from Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania finds a large share of them earn low wages and have few benefits.
