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News from June 2023

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197 people die from diseases of the heart in Massachusetts during week ending June 24

By Bay State News | Jun 30, 2023

There were 197 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Massachusetts in the week ending June 24, making up 17.9% of total deaths by all causes in Massachusetts.

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Tax revenue analysis: Massachusetts collects $3 billion million in sales and gross receipt in Q1

By Bay State News | Jun 30, 2023

Massachusetts collected $3 billion in sales and gross receipt taxes during the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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VA Purchase Loans in Massachusetts average $443,040 for Q2

By Bay State News | Jun 30, 2023

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Massachusetts in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $443,040, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Massachusetts declines from Q1 to Q2

By Bay State News | Jun 30, 2023

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Massachusetts in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $443,040, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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Campaign spending: Top Q1 political donation recipients in Massachusetts

By Bay State News | Jun 30, 2023

These Massachusetts political organizations received the most money from campaign donations in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Federal Election Commission.

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One Year After Dobbs: in New Report From Senator Warren, Health Care Providers Reveal How Republican Efforts to Limit Abortion Care Threaten Women’s Health

By Bay State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

“Unless efforts by Republican politicians and rogue judges seeking to ban abortion nationwide are defeated, the threats to health care providers and women’s health will continue.”

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Expansion of Services and Shelter for Families Experiencing Homelessness

By Bay State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

Family Welcome Center in Allston will serve as a central entry point to connect families with basic necessities, services, and shelter at Joint Base Cape Cod

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Press Release Healey-Driscoll Administration Files Historic Draft RFP for Massachusetts’ Fourth Offshore Wind Solicitation

By Bay State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and the electric distribution companies (EDCs) jointly filed a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) with the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), which if approved, would represent the fourth and largest offshore wind solicitation to date.

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235 people die from cancer in Massachusetts during week ending June 24

By Bay State News | Jun 29, 2023

There were 235 deaths from cancer reported in Massachusetts in the week ending June 24, making up 21.4% of total deaths by all causes in Massachusetts.

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Sens. Markey, Cruz Send Bipartisan Letter Urging Automakers to Keep Am Radio in Vehicles

By Bay State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

In the wake of Ford’s recent announcement that it will keep AM radio in its 2024 vehicles, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today sent a bipartisan letter to seven automakers that have either removed or plan to remove broadcast AM radio in their current and future vehicle models, including electric vehicles (EVs).

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11 people die in Massachusetts with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in week ending June 24

By Bay State News | Jun 29, 2023

There were 11 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Massachusetts during the week ending June 24, an increase over the previous week.

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Senators Markey, Peters Urge U.s. Comptroller General to Assess Harms of Generative Ai

By Bay State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

Lawmakers implore Government Accountability Office to explore benefits and harms of burgeoning technology, including risk of “widespread injury, death, or human extinction”

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Senator Markey Statement on Anniversary of Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe V. Wade

By Bay State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and author of the Right to Contraception Act and the Judiciary Act, released the following statement today, marking one year since the far-right Supreme Court majority ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade and revoked the constitutional right to abortion.

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Senator Markey Cosponsors U.s. Senate Organizing Resolution Enabling Staff to Form Legally Protected Unions

By Bay State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

Resolution follows Senator Markey’s voluntary recognition of staff unionizing effort, the first Senate office to do so

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Senator Warren, Reps. Porter, Casar, Garcia, Jayapal, Schakowsky Criticize Jetblue’s Bogus Astoturf Lobbying for Spirit Acquisition, Urge Dot to Resist Corporate Pressure

By Bay State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

“We urge DOT not to be pressured by misleading comments generated through JetBlue’s Astroturf campaign, and to continue its careful scrutiny of the JetBlue-Spirit deal. DOT should focus on genuine public input, not duplicative comments collected by a mendacious Astroturf campaign.”

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Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Release $14 Billion Capital Investment Plan for Fiscal Years 2024-2028

By Bay State News Report | Jun 28, 2023

Investments include new $97 million HousingWorks program to spur housing development, preservation and rehabilitation.

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Icymi: Senator Markey Hosts Roundtable on Inflation Reduction Act’s Historic Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

By Bay State News Report | Jun 28, 2023

First-of-its-kind, $27 billion fund at the EPA builds upon Senator Markey and colleagues’ years-long effort to establish a national climate bank

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How many 85 and older-year-olds died in Massachusetts during week ending June 10?

By Bay State News | Jun 28, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 358 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending June 10.

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51 people die from cerebrovascular diseases in Massachusetts during week ending June 24

By Bay State News | Jun 28, 2023

There were 51 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Massachusetts in the week ending June 24, making up 4.6% of total deaths by all causes in Massachusetts.

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197 people die in Massachusetts from heart disease in week ending June 24

By Bay State News | Jun 28, 2023

There were 197 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Massachusetts during the week ending June 24, a 6.6% decrease from the previous week.