Last year, Governor Newsom vetoed a bill allowing foster youth to keep the money they are owed. A new bill is now making its way through the legislature.
Following a KCRA 3 investigation, state lawmakers are considering changes in the foster care system, where children should be placed with extended family, first and foremost.
When UMass Memorial Medical Center closed the Leominster hospital’s maternity ward back in September – over the objections of area residents, nurses, and the Department of Public Health – Gov. Maura Healey commissioned a study on statewide access to maternal health care, as well as access to essential services in northern Worcester County.