Mass. Health Connector chief: State must 'deal with the reality in front of us' as critical health care deadline looms
New from CommonWealth Beacon UNION PUSH: Years after legislative staff went public with their for unionization demands, the two people who call the shots in the Legislature show no interest in allowing them to organize. Meanwhile, supporters who have sway on Beacon Hill are not expending much political capital – if any – on the effort, Chris Lisinski reports. LITERACY WOES: A new House bill seeks to tackle what officials describe as a literacy crisis, as more young students struggle with the foundational reading and writing skills needed for learning. Sam Drysdale of the State House News Service has more. OPINION: Retired Juvenile Court judge Jay Blitzman says the case has gotten even stronger for raising the age of Juvenile Court jurisdiction to include 19- and 20-year-olds. Mass. Health Connector chief: State must 'deal with the reality in front of us' as critical health care deadline looms Octo...