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A Trump-Vance sign in Brookline, Massachusetts. While President-elect Donald Trump plans to make changes to reproductive, healthcare, education and immigration policies, Boston’s policies maintain protections. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

How do Trump’s second term policies measure up to Massachusetts?

Emma Mullay November 18, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump made many large-scale promises on policies concerning key voter issues both during his campaign and since his reelection — here’s how they shape up in Boston and Massachusetts.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

2021 Breakdown: Manchin is the biggest roadblock for Democrats

Gabriella Aponte February 12, 2021
Instead of fighting with Democrats who want to help his constituents, Manchin should thank the party and the broader left for allowing him to call himself a Democrat and a great bipartisan figure.
Yvonne Tang

Dear Men: New Supreme Court will endanger non-males in US

Yvonne Tang November 6, 2020
Though conservatives poke fun at us, calling us “fake feminists” for not supporting all women because of our distaste for Barrett, we know her confirmation unleashes a future filled with dismay.
In a virtual webinar hosted by Boston University’s School of Public Health, the founder and CEO of Day Health Strategies discussed inequities in health care. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Health care expert says US is in ‘embarrassing situation,’ needs better coverage

Kyla Denisevich October 22, 2020
The United States is one of the only developed countries without universal health care, and expert Rosemarie Day has some solutions for that growing issue.
Democratic Sen. Edward Markey faced off against his Republican challenger Kevin O’Connor in their first and only debate before the Nov. 3 election. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Markey and O’Connor meet in first and only debate together

Jun Li October 6, 2020
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and Republican nominee Kevin O’Connor faced off in their first and only debate Monday evening. The two are competing for a U.S. Senate seat.
The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans building across from Government Center. The association spent $928,000 in lobbying salaries in 2018, the most of any client in the state. LEITHLAND KILBURN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Healthcare industry tops state lobbying spending

Mia Cathell February 6, 2019
Out of all clients registered with the Secretary of State, the healthcare industry topped Beacon Hill lobbying expenditures in 2018. The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans spent the most money on lobbying altogether — $1.14 million, according to online public records.
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey speaks at the Boston Women’s March on Jan. 21. PHOTO BY OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Maura Healey’s lawsuit against expansion of religious exemptions dismissed

Samantha Day March 15, 2018
U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel Gorton ruled against Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey Monday in a lawsuit she filed against the federal government over contraceptive mandates.
State House lawmakers approve a bill Wednesday ensuring access to free birth control in Massachusetts. PHOTO BY OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Overwhelming ‘yea’ for no copay birth control bill in Massachusetts House

Jordan Kimmel November 13, 2017

Massachusetts House legislators sanctioned a bill Wednesday that guarantees residents access to free birth control in the state and protects them from changes to the same federal law. The bill guarantees...

The New Rambler: Revising recent history

The New Rambler: Revising recent history

Dan Dellechiaie October 27, 2017

“If history repeats itself, I am so getting a dinosaur” — Anonymous I imagine some people would chalk up my writing habits to sheer laziness. Every week, on the night before my article is due,...

Lessons from the Left: A problematic health care debate under a problematic president

Lessons from the Left: A problematic health care debate under a problematic president

Anna Stroinski October 15, 2017

Up until recently, the health care debate has been a legislative one. Sure, President Donald Trump had some sort of influence, but no one took him very seriously — since he didn’t, and still doesn’t...

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey speaks at the Boston Women’s March on Jan. 21. Healey has sued the federal government following the Trump administration’s new regulations regarding birth control.  PHOTO BY OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Healey sues Trump administration over new contraceptive regulations

JenRacoosin October 12, 2017

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sued President Donald Trump’s administration Friday over new regulations which would allow employers to deny their employees contraceptive health coverage...

Pro-abortion rights groups and the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts attend the Contraceptive Access Bill Hearing at the Massachusetts State House Tuesday morning. PHOTO BY KAYLIE FELSBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts legislators, activists discuss bill for contraceptives

Daily Free Press Staff October 4, 2017

By Alana Fialkoff and Kaylie Felsberg Massachusetts legislators, healthcare providers and activists convened on Tuesday morning at the State House for a hearing that discussed a redraft of a bill...

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