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Education

  • Education aid increase falls short of campaign trail pledge

    State House News Service January 25, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker proposed increases in local aid Friday and drew praise from municipal officials eager to share in the state's growing revenues, but the governor's education aid increase fell well short of the level he pledged as a candidate.

    State House News Service January 25, 2016

  • MBTA fare increases contrary to no new fee policy?

    State House News Service January 25, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker has held the fiscal line for Massachusetts taxpayers and those subject to myriad governmental fees, promising no hikes in the fiscal 2017 budget.

    State House News Service January 25, 2016

  • FSU and MassBay offer $28K four-year degree

    Laura Finaldi January 25, 2016

    Framingham State University and MassBay Community College have partnered to offer a four-year degree for $28,000, the cheapest pathway to a bachelor's degree available in MetroWest.

    Laura Finaldi January 25, 2016

  • Baker pitches hydropower; education in state of the state

    State House News Story January 22, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker, in an unapologetic defense of his administration's focus on the nitty-gritty of governing, called Thursday night for a significant new investment in vocational schools while also pledging fiscal restraint.

    State House News Story January 22, 2016

  • Best of Business 2016: Professional Services

    January 18, 2016

    From banking to insurance, here are the Best of Business for professional services in 2016.

    January 18, 2016

  • As goes UMass Memorial, so does Worcester

    January 18, 2016

    Worcester isn't one of those industrial cities that is dependent on one employer for a majority of its jobs, but, still, when the city's and the region's largest employer is trending in a positive direction, the city and the region stand to benefi

    January 18, 2016

  • Best of Business: Best Client & Employee Services

    January 18, 2016

    The Best of Business winners in this category include everything from hotels to transportation.

    January 18, 2016

  • Best of Business 2016: Office Services

    January 18, 2016

    The Best of Business Office Services category encompasses everything from vehicles to cleaning services.

    January 18, 2016

  • WBJ announces Best of Business winners

    Brad Kane January 18, 2016

    The 2016 Best of Business awards are here. Find out who is the best of the best in Central Massachusetts.

    Brad Kane January 18, 2016

  • Best of Business 2016: Multimedia Services

    January 18, 2016

    Here are the best multimedia services in Central Massachusetts for 2016.

    January 18, 2016

  • Best of Business 2016: Offsite Venues

    January 18, 2016

    The 2016 Best of Business winners in this category include everything from employee outings to meeting space.

    January 18, 2016

  • Movers & Shakers

    January 18, 2016

    ELIZABETH SMALL is now general counsel at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester.

    January 18, 2016

  • Century trains nurses at QCC

    Laura Finaldi January 13, 2016

    Worcester home health care provider Century Homecare has partnered with Quinsigamond Community College to train 20 of its home health aides as nurses and eventually, RNs.

    Laura Finaldi January 13, 2016

  • Massachusetts named most innovative state

    January 8, 2016

    Bloomberg Business has named Massachusetts as the most innovative state in America, just beating out Silicon Valley and California in the rankings.

    January 8, 2016

  • Marlborough, QCC partner in dietary management program

    Emily Micucci January 6, 2016

    Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) in Worcester has launched a new certificate in hospitality and dietary management for the spring semester, in partnership with the city of Marlborough.

    Emily Micucci January 6, 2016

  • Users, not taxpayers, should shoulder public transit burden

    January 4, 2016

    For efficient point-to-point travel, almost nothing beats the car, especially over short distances.

    January 4, 2016

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Should Massachusetts significantly reduce the environmental review time for new housing projects?
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In an effort to increase the pace of new housing development in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey has proposed streamlining the environmental review process for certain new housing projects, with the goal of reducing the time spent on the process from about one year to 30 days. Environmental reviews are a hallmark of community planning, to ensure new development doesn't negatively impact surrounding properties or natural resources, even though the process does add significant time and often cost to projects. Healey's proposal comes after Massachusetts fell behind the national average in new housing production, despite adding 90,000 new units since she became governor in 2023.

New England already averages the longest timeline in the nation to build a single-family home once the developer has been giving the authorization to move forward with construction, according to U.S. Census statistics compiled by the National Association of Home Builders. In 2023, single-family homes in New England averaged 13.9 months from permit to completion. The South Atlantic states have the lowest average of 8.9 months while the region that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana is the second quickest at 9.4 months. The second-longest average after New England is the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania region, which takes 13.2 months.

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