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State Places Monitors at Holy Family; Trahan Pushes ‘Essential Health System’ Plan Expressing uncertainty about the future of safety-net hospitals owned by Steward Health Care, Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said Wednesday state overseers will expand their monitoring of all nine facilities by next week in their bid to protect patient safety and quality. Goldstein said… Read more »

House Democrats plan their 2024 comeback on abortion, economy and contrast with GOP LEESBURG, Va. – House Democrats staked out their game plan this week at their annual retreat to reclaim power in the lower chamber in 2024, hoping they can find traction on abortion rights and the economy, even as a skeptical public gives President Joe Biden low approval ratings The caucus needs to… Read more »

Nuclear is fusing Republicans and Democrats An increasing number of Republicans and Democrats are rallying behind a clean energy source — albeit one that is likely decades away. But it’s unclear if that growing support for nuclear fusion will translate into funding or progress on a technology that’s long been known for “always being 30 years away,” writes Nico Portuondo. Since its… Read more »

The SEC and Big Ten are teaming up. What does it mean for college sports?   The SEC-Big Ten Advisory Group doesn’t have much of a ring to it. But as of Friday afternoon, the two mega conferences are formally, seriously, really teaming up to figure out the future of college sports, starting ... right now? The board, when constructed, is expected to include… Read more »

Meet Lori Trahan (MA): College Athletes’ Best Friend in the House of Representatives Lori Trahan was a college athlete. Before she was elected to the House of Representatives, she became the first in her family to graduate from college, which was in part made possible by a scholarship to play Division 1 volleyball at Georgetown University.  Early in her career, Trahan worked for… Read more »

Gardner Airport cuts ribbon on $5M reopening A delegation of federal, state and local officials met Tuesday to celebrate the reopening of the Gardner Municipal Airport, following a renovation of the facility supported by more than $5 million in federal funds. Federal funds were used by the airport, which is owned by the City of Gardner but located in neighboring Templeton, to make… Read more »

With college sports at a critical juncture, is 'Project DI' the answer? 'Everything is on the table' WASHINGTON — On Dec. 5, NCAA president Charlie Baker unveiled a somewhat radical proposal to modernize the college athletics model in an unprecedented way, recommending direct pay to athletes and the creation of a new subdivision. The college athletics world reacted to Project DI in a… Read more »

Middlesex Restoration Center Commission awards crisis diversion pilot to Vinfen LOWELL — In 2018, the Middlesex Restoration Center Commission started work around a compassionate premise, built on science-based practices, that people suffering from mental illness or substance abuse disorders needed a different approach to the incarceration and hospitalization model that had proved to be… Read more »

A college QB testified about NIL. He says Congress is missing the point. Chase Griffin heard the question over and over Thursday: What policies should Congress consider to regulate college sports’ name, image and likeness (NIL) market? And no matter where he was on Capitol Hill — in a representative’s office, in a hallway, in the middle of testifying in the 11th congressional hearing on… Read more »

Rep. Lori Trahan Visits Greater Lowell Technical High School To Congratulate Winner of Congressional App Challenge  TYNGSBOROUGH – Superintendent Jill Davis is pleased to share that Greater Lowell Technical School hosted U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan on Tuesday as Rep. Trahan visited to congratulate the winner of the Congressional App Challenge — junior Madisyn Koza.  The… Read more »