Informational hearing featuring testimony from invited guests on the front-lines of the crisis facing the long-term care industry from individual in-home care to nursing facilities. The committee will ask questions about the challenges facing the direct care workforce, including staffing and compensation.

In September, the Little Sisters of the Poor announced their withdrawal from running the Jeanne Jugan Residence on Highland Ave in Somerville.  They said they were "actively seeking a mission‐driven sponsor to acquire the Somerville Home and continue to provide high quality compassionate care."

Massachusetts Legislature Votes to Enact the Student Opportunity Act

Investing $1.5 billion in public schools, updating statewide education policy, and supporting effective approaches to close student opportunity gaps

Snow has fallen, winter is here, and after the flurry of legislation I can give you some updates about the bills we passed before Thanksgiving (and the one we didn’t)