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Virus metrics at record lows on emergency expiration eve
June 14, 2021One the eve of the COVID-19 state of emergency's expiration, most of the primary metrics used to track the virus are at their lowest levels on record and the Baker administration's goal of vaccinating at least 4.1 million is within sight.
June 14, 2021
Outdoor dining, to-go cocktails, remote public meetings laws in doubt, as legislature adjourns Monday
June 14, 2021The House and Senate adjourned for the day late Monday morning, leaving the fate of pandemic policy extensions in doubt with the COVID-19 state of emergency set to expire at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
June 14, 2021
The opioid tide is rising
Updated: June 14, 2021The city of Worcester and its healthcare providers embraced novel approaches to handle Massachusetts’ other health crisis in a year where the coronavirus pandemic took center stage.
Updated: June 14, 2021
Pandemic policy extensions up against time crunch
June 11, 2021Legislation to keep remote public meetings, eviction protections, health care flexibilities and an assortment of other pandemic policy adjustments on the books past next week cleared the Senate on Thursday, leaving a tight window for action from the
June 11, 2021
Millionaires tax headed to 2022 ballot
June 10, 2021With a vote of the House and Senate Wednesday afternoon, the Massachusetts Legislature effectively kicked off a year-and-a-half-long ballot campaign around the proposed constitutional amendment to increase taxes on the wealthy and move away from the
June 10, 2021
Wage theft labyrinth complicates prosecutions, solutions
June 9, 2021Beacon Hill lawmakers and other officials have for years lambasted unscrupulous employers that do not pay workers what they are owed, but enhanced wage theft prevention and enforcement legislation has repeatedly stalled out as liability provisions
June 9, 2021
Income tax change appears headed toward 2022 ballot
June 9, 2021Massachusetts lawmakers are poised Wednesday to advance one of the most significant changes in state tax policy in years.
June 9, 2021
Greater Worcester's unemployment drops to 6.0%
June 9, 2021The unemployment rate in the Worcester metropolitan area dropped to 6.0% in April, down from 6.7% in March, as the region continues its recovery from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data from U.S. Bureau of Labor
June 9, 2021
Baker bids to shift professional licensees to DPH
June 8, 2021If Gov. Charlie Baker's latest executive branch reorganization becomes a reality, 13 health-related licensing boards and the 88,000 licenses they oversee would be transferred from the Division of Professional Licensure under the umbrella of the
June 8, 2021
All seven mass vaccination sites to close by mid-July
June 7, 2021As the administration focuses on targeted outreach to unvaccinated residents, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Thursday that all seven of the state's high-volume mass vaccination sites would close by mid-July.
June 7, 2021
Upton contractor penalized $40K for asbestos violations
June 3, 2021An Upton contractor has been assessed a $40,150 penalty by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for violating state asbestos regulations when he demolished a residential property he owned in Franklin.
June 3, 2021
SBA marks closure of historic $798B Paycheck Protection Program
June 2, 2021As the United States trepidatiously moves toward normalcy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Small Business Administration on Tuesday marked the closure of the Paycheck Protection Program.
June 2, 2021
Baker signs bill addressing UI rate relief, paid COVID leave
June 1, 2021Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday signed legislation that will allow businesses to avoid steep spikes in unemployment insurance taxes this spring and summer by spreading the cost over the next 20 years, but the administration and lawmakers still face
June 1, 2021
Lifting restrictions, Baker declares COVID-19 'on the run'
May 28, 2021Gov. Charlie Baker made it official early Friday afternoon: the great majority of the state-mandated COVID-19 restrictions that have shaped life in Massachusetts since last March will no longer be in effect starting Saturday.
May 28, 2021-
Uneven impacts seen as Mass. economy accelerates
May 27, 2021While Massachusetts may not recover all of the jobs it lost until 2022, 2023, or beyond, the economic recovery here is "well underway," aided by federal stimulus spending and COVID-19 vaccinations, and the outlook for the rest of 2021 is "quite
May 27, 2021 
Film tax credit headed for conference showdown
May 27, 2021After initially encountering bipartisan opposition, the Senate Ways and Means Committee's plan to overhaul the state's film tax credit program is poised to sail through the chamber into a conference committee showdown with the House.
May 27, 2021
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