Senate committee votes unanimously to hold Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre in civil, criminal contempt
Last week, de la Torre was absent from a congressional hearing about the bankruptcy of his company, which operated several Massachusetts hospitals.
Lawmakers want to know whether Mass. landlords use software accused of price-fixing scheme
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton wrote to 13 large landlords about software from RealPage.
City Councilors call for emergency hearing over ‘inadequate’ USPS service in many Boston neighborhoods
Several councilors said they have been receiving reports of significant delays in mail delivery, or mail not arriving at all, ...
Warren, Cruz team up on disaster relief bill
As a bill to attract more federal dollars to the Bay State moves to the governor, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is filing her ...
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Warren advocates for a bigger Fed rate cut, even as Wall Street cheers
Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced a half percent cut to benchmark interest rates on Wednesday — the first cut since March ...
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US Senate committee approves contempt charges against Steward CEO
Dr. Ralph de la Torre's lawyer says he's constitutionally protected from testifying at a hearing that seeks to paint him as a ...
Lawmakers press Mass. landlords over whether they used software to inflate rents
Federal lawmakers want to know how landlords used software made by RealPage, which gathers competitively sensitive leasing ...
Lucas: Deaton’s anti-Trump stance does him no favors
What do Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren and John Deaton, her Republican challenger, have in common? They both deplore Donald ...
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Warren’s GOP challenger says he might vote for Charlie Baker for president
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s challenger has said he won’t vote for former President Donald Trump in November. But, he’s not ...
Fed meeting today: Fed decides on aggressive 50 basis-point cut in interest rates.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is facing renewed political pressure in the wake of the central bank's 50-basis-point cut in interest rates, with a key Democratic senator saying he didn't go far enough.
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Warren calls for emergency-like Fed rate cut ASAP
The American economy appears to be just hours away from a major milestone: The first interest rate cut from the Federal ...
Sen. Warren tears into Fed while doubling down on calls for massive rate cut: 'Putting the economy at risk'
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for "putting our economy at risk" by ...