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Sen. Markey on looming TikTok ban: ‘We need more time'
The clock is ticking on TikTok, and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., is pushing for the White House to reach a deal that keeps the app open beyond Sunday, when a new law goes into effect. Here’s what he told NBC10 Boston....
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TikTok ban | Sen. Markey pushes to save the social media platform
Days before the ban on the social media app TikTok, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., is now pushing to extend the deadline, saying it’s causing concern among creators
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Reaction to Hunter Biden pardon in Massachusetts
President Joe Biden granting his son Hunter a sweeping pardon, described as “full and unconditional,” that will keep the younger Biden away from prison time in both his gun crimes conviction and tax crimes guilty plea, was a major talking point in the political world from Capitol Hill to Beacon Hill. “It’s just not surprising,” said MassGOP Committeewoman Janet...
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Boston receives $9.8M to battle the climate crisis
Boston is battling the climate crisis and creating good-paying jobs in the process. It’s a goal the city is closer to reaching thanks to millions of dollars in federal funding for the city to develop the workforce needed to enhance climate and coastal resilience across its neighborhoods. “Turning Boston into a green monster. Fighting against climate change, fighting so...
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USPS ‘not getting the job done' with delayed mail, Sen. Markey says
Amid delays in mail delivery in Boston and beyond, members of Congress from Massachusetts mailed a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy calling for the release of zip code-centered data and asking whether he will allow U.S. Postal Service staff to speak with representatives about service levels.
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Markey predicts RFK Jr. hearing will spark ‘uproar'
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, joined by a cohort of Massachusetts health leaders, declared Tuesday he will vote against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary, saying Americans need a leader who can tackle wide-ranging problems such as medical debt, access to care, the opioid epidemic and the mental health crisis....
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Markey pushes for warehouse worker protections at Revere rally
Sen. Ed Markey rallied with Amazon warehouse workers and others in Revere to call for the passage of the Warehouse Worker Protection Act.
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Senate committee votes to investigate Steward Health Care bankruptcy, subpoena its CEO
A Senate committee has voted to authorize an investigation into the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care and to subpoena the company’s CEO.
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Steward's asset-stripping ‘really despicable,' Healey says
Slamming Steward Health Care executives for “really despicable” conduct, Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday that she wants Massachusetts and federal regulators to conduct a thorough review of a proposal that would sell Steward’s physician network to for-profit insurer Optum. Healey faced questions during an interview on WBUR’s “Radio Boston” about whether she supports the proposed sale and what might...
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Senators make new appeal to Steward landlords
As the state convenes meetings to safeguard access to care at Steward hospitals in Massachusetts, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey are calling on the company’s landlord to play a role in stabilizing health care operations. In a letter Monday to CEO Edward Aldag Jr. of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. and CEO Karl Kuchel of Macquarie Infrastructure Partners,...
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There's a push to keep Roxbury Walgreens open
There’s a new push to save a Walgreens in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood that’s set to close when this month is through. Residents say it’s the only pharmacy in the area and if it closes, it’ll make it especially difficult to access the medications they need. U.S. Sen. Ed Markey is now joining their fight.
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Markey joins push to keep Roxbury Walgreens open: ‘They're absolutely heartless'
The backlash against the upcoming closure of a Walgreens in Boston‘s Roxbury neighborhood is now escalating. This would be the fourth Walgreens closure in a Boston neighborhood with a predominantly Black or Latino population. After activists held several protests last week, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and other elected officials and community leaders are calling on Walgreens to reverse course...
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Not replacing crumbling Cape Cod bridges ‘would be catastrophic,' lawmakers warn
Failing to replace Cape Cod’s two deteriorating bridges “would be catastrophic,” according to a new report released by Massachusetts’ U.S senators this week. Massachusetts lawmakers have been fighting to win federal funding to replace the 90-year-old bridges, which carries the vast majority of Cape Cod’s more than 5 million visitors each year. The bridge replacement project has been estimated...
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Attacks in Israel spark complex response in New England, worldwide
Hamas’ weekend attack and Israel’s response have left more than 1,000 dead so far.
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Mass. leaders share outrage at attack on Israel at Boston Common rally
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and many other local officials and leaders in the Jewish community spoke out against violence at a gathering Monday in solidarity with Israel after this weekend’s attacks that left hundreds dead and many more injured. The event on the Boston Common, entitled “Gathering in Solidarity with Israel Under Fire,” was hosted by Combined Jewish Philanthropies,...