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Recent Press Releases on Mass.gov

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Governor Healey Announces Major Step Toward Permanent Berkshire Flyer Service, Expanded Passenger Rail in Western Massachusetts

10/08/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Agreement advances infrastructure needed for permanent seasonal Berkshire Flyer service; new federal funding will support modern trains for Compass Rail

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces over $400,000 in Grants to Promote Specialty Crops

10/08/2026 Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

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AG Campbell Seeks Court Approval For Settlements With Generic Drug Manufacturers Over Conspiracy To Inflate Prices And Limit Competition

10/08/2026 Office of the Attorney General

AGO Encourages Consumers Who Purchased Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 2009 and December 2019 to Check Eligibility for Compensation

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Clean Water Trust Approves $80.1 Million in New Grants and Loans at its October Meeting

10/07/2026 Office of State Treasurer and Receiver General Deborah B. Goldberg

Clean Water Trust Approves $80.1 Million in New Grants and Loans at its October Meeting

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Logo
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $13 Million to Create & Improve Local Parks and Protect Natural Land Across Massachusetts

10/07/2026 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Funding Will Help Fight Flooding, Reduce Extreme Heat and Give Residents More Access to Open Spaces

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Massachusetts Ranked #1 State in the Nation for Women’s and Children’s Health

10/07/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Massachusetts ranks among nation’s top states for health of women and children for 10th consecutive year

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Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities Celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month

10/07/2026 Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities

The Commission celebrated NDEAM 2026 at the Massachusetts State House and on Zoom

NDEAM 2026 Honorees
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches New Program to Help Businesses Explore Employee Ownership

10/06/2026 Executive Office of Economic Development

New program will help cover costs for businesses considering employee ownership transitions

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Massachusetts Delivers Specialized Training to Prepare Firefighters for Building Collapses and Major Emergencies

10/06/2026 Department of Fire Services

Fire Academy Course Teaches Rescue Skills that Previously Required Out-of-State Instruction

Firefighters breaching concrete slab with the text "structural collapse rescue technician course"
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Massachusetts Grown Cranberries for Schools Across the State

10/06/2026 Executive Office of Education

New partnership with Ocean Spray will bring dried cranberries made exclusively with Massachusetts grown fruit to students while supporting local farmers

A group of educators, DESE employees and Ocean Spray staff stand in a group posing for a photo in a cranberry bog. Red cranberries fill the foreground and a blue sky and trees are in the background.