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People say they're increasingly relying on them as gas prices and other costs... across massachusettsrising pricespeoplesellingplasma https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2026-03-25/no-march-madness-here-massachusetts-mens-teams-are-on-their-way-to-a-historic-drought No March Madness here: Massachusetts men’s teams are on their way to a historic drought | GBH No men’s team has qualified for Division I tournament since 2020. march madnesshistoric droughtmassachusettsteamsway https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-10-01/federal-shutdown-closes-massachusetts-offices-national-parks-tourist-sites Federal shutdown closes Massachusetts offices, national parks, tourist sites | GBH The government shutdown comes after Democrats and Republicans in Congress failed to reach a short-term government funding plan by October 1 deadline. federal shutdownoffices nationaltourist sitesclosesmassachusetts https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-02-04/advocates-concerned-massachusetts-could-lose-transportation-funding-under-trump Advocates concerned Massachusetts could lose transportation funding under Trump | GBH A recent memo issued by Trump's Transportation Secretary seemingly takes aim at Democratic strongholds, including Massachusetts. advocates concernedcould losetransportation fundingtrump gbhmassachusetts https://www.wgbh.org/news/housing/2025-04-01/massachusetts-homebuilders-brace-for-tariffs-to-raise-costs-and-slow-housing-production Massachusetts homebuilders brace for tariffs to raise costs and slow housing production | GBH Rising costs for construction materials could make it harder to address Massachusetts’ affordable housing shortage. raise costshousing productionmassachusettshomebuildersbrace https://www.wgbh.org/news/health/2026-03-25/how-outlawing-flavored-tobacco-saved-massachusetts-70-million-in-health-care-costs How outlawing flavored tobacco saved Massachusetts $70 million in health care costs | GBH GBH's Morning Edition spoke with the state's top public health official about new research on banning flavored tobacco, maternal health, measles and more. health care costsflavored tobacco70 millionoutlawingsaved https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-04-03/massachusetts-prisons-set-up-more-people-with-essential-ids-as-they-reenter-society Massachusetts prisons set up more people with ‘essential’ IDs as they reenter society | GBH Applying for a job. 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