State and local health officials have had a bruising couple of years in New York, where COVID-19, monkeypox and poliovirus have all demanded acute responses. In Orange County, Dr. Alicia Pointer recently took over as the new Commissioner of Health, after previous posts as Chief of Pediatrics at Cornerstone Family Healthcare in Newburgh, Middletown Community Health Center, and Caring Health Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, a Republican, will not seek a third term, setting off a political scramble in a big election year in 2022....
Last summer, New York state politics underwent a seismic shift when Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned, thrusting his Lieutenant Governor, Kathy Hochul, into the spotlight....
We speak with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, the Democratic frontrunner in the race for governor who made a trip to Western Massachusetts last...