BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday that the state must update the way it handles investigations into allegations of abuse or neglect of children if it hopes to avoid more cases like the death of 2-year-old Bella Bond, whose body was found on a Boston-area beach in June.
Baker told reporters that one of his top priorities is revamping the intake policy for the Department of Children and Families, which he said hasn't been updated in a decade.
STATE HOUSE — Now supported by more than three-quarters of state lawmakers, legislation that would require all genetically engineered food to be labeled won praised from proponents Tuesday as a consumer protection that would help people make informed choices about what to eat.
The Genetic Engineering Transparency Food and Seed Labeling Act, filed by Reps. Ellen Story and Todd Smola, calls for food that has been genetically modified to be labeled as such if it is sold in Massachusetts.
