- Berkshire Eagle reporter Heather Bellow found the majority of nursing homes in the Berkshires fed each resident for less than $10 a day.
- A western Massachusetts family practice doctor has testified at seven hearings on Beacon Hill. Meanwhile, lawmakers have not enacted meaningful changes to enable her to keep from laying off staff.
- We meet many of the folx making up the former factory, now work/event/living space Greylock WORKS in North Adams.
- We explore the movie music curation of Randall Poster, get a tour of Full Well Farms with Meg Bantle in Adams and hear how budget cuts could affect Cutchins Programs for Children and Families.
- Most of a multi-year, $1 million federal grant to address asthma in western Massachusetts was terminated on Friday, effective immediately, according to the Healey istration.
- The Mass. House Ways and Means Committee released its $61.4 billion fiscal 2026 budget. Floor deliberations are planned for the week of April 28.
- Springfield city officials and community are celebrating Black Maternal Health Week. The national campaign occurs annually from April 11-17 and is designed to foster awareness, activism and community surrounding racial inequities in maternal care.
- Clinics that were federally launched 60 years ago for underserved populations say cuts to Medicaid (MassHealth) and new Trump istration rules could severely reduce access to health care.
- The Mass. House budget will be released this week. Many are hoping it continues to fund children's mental health, unlike the budget proposed by Gov. Maura Healey.
- While most people who have been vaccinated — or had measles as children — are protected from the virus, there are some exceptions.