| State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday June 18, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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AG Campbell Releases Updated Public Accommodation Guide, Reaffirms Efforts To Promote And Safeguard Rights For LGBTQIA+ Individuals
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 18 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on June 17, 2024:
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has released an updated "Protections Against Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation" guide to help ensure compliance with existing law and educate the public about their rights in public spaces, including gender-specific spaces like men's and women's restrooms. The guide has been updated to include information abo
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DCR Unveils Accessible Summer Recreation Opportunities
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 18 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on June 17, 2024:
As part of its commitment to ensure the Massachusetts park system is welcoming and accessible to all, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) today announced the agency's Universal Access Program (UAP) summer programming. The programming is designed to offer outdoor recreational opportunities at state parks for visitors of all abilities. D
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches New 'Made Possible' Tourism Campaign to Promote State History and Culture, Attract New Travelers
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024:
Today, Governor Maura Healey announced a new tourism campaign called "Made Possible" to showcase Massachusetts as a dynamic travel destination for visitors across the globe and the best place to live, raise a family, and build a business. The campaign builds off of the administration's "Massachusetts For Us All" campaign, which ran in the Summer of 2023, as well as proposed
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Poll: Majority of Americans Say Key COVID-19 Policies Were a Good Idea - But Views of Individual Policies Vary
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 18 (TNSres) -- Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health issued the following news release:
A majority of Americans say that several key policies to stop the spread of COVID-19 were generally a good idea in hindsight, according to a new national poll by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation. The poll also found, however, that views varied across policies, and many say the policies had negative impacts.
The poll, U.S. V
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Worcester-Based Dentist And Practice Indicted In $2 Million Medicaid Fraud And Larceny Scheme
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, June 18 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on June 17, 2024:
The Attorney General's Office ("AGO") announced today that a Worcester-based dentist and her dental practice were indicted last week in connection with a scheme to defraud the state's Medicaid program ("MassHealth") of more than $2 million.
Meenakshy Yegneswaran, age 55, of Hopkinton, and the company she owns, Pleasant Street Dental, PC ("Pleasant Street"
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