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Mass. COVID vaccination totals catch up with infections
March 2, 2021As Massachusetts enters the second month of March to be shaded by the coronavirus pandemic, the number of people here who have been fully vaccinated is roughly equal to the number of people who have been infected with COVID-19 over the last year.
March 2, 2021
Boost from new J&J vaccine will be gradual
March 2, 2021Gov. Charlie Baker is optimistic that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine approved for emergency use over the weekend will accelerate the effort to get more Massachusetts residents protected against COVID-19, even if states will face a gradual ramp-up
March 2, 2021
Four Central Mass. cities secure $10M in housing aid
February 26, 2021Four Central Massachusetts cities have secured nearly $9.8 million in federal housing aid, including for programs providing affordable housing and community development.
February 26, 2021
Pension fund agrees to push further on corporate board diversity
February 25, 2021The board that manages the state's $86.9 billion pension fund voted Wednesday morning to increase its standards for board diversity and equal employment opportunity at the thousands of companies it invests in, and to promote shareholder proposals
February 25, 2021
UMass Medical School climbs to record 21st in national funding rankings
February 24, 2021UMass Medical School has reached its highest ever ranking of a closely watched industry tally of federal research funding for medical schools after the amount it took in nearly doubled in one year.
February 24, 2021
Central Mass. housing authorities win $9M in funding
February 23, 2021Housing authorities in Central Massachusetts brought in more than $9 million in federal funding announced Tuesday for public housing improvements.
February 23, 2021-
Baker may send National Guard to the South to bring vaccine to Mass.
February 18, 2021With winter weather disrupting life across the South and a storm headed to Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday he and other governors have requested permission to send the National Guard to Kentucky and Tennessee to pick up and bring
February 18, 2021 
Report outlines options to address unemployment trust
February 18, 2021A new report from a Tufts University think tank suggests that now "may not be an optimal moment" to raise unemployment tax rates, but says that a repeated pattern of rate freezes is a "recipe for long-term insolvency and future debt."
February 18, 2021-
Volume overwhelms state vaccination website
February 18, 2021Demand for COVID-19 vaccine doses among the roughly one million people who became eligible to receive them Thursday morning was overwhelming.
February 18, 2021 
Residents 65 and older to become vaccine eligible
February 17, 2021People age 65 and older, residents and staff of low-income and affordable senior housing, and individuals with two or more health conditions that put them at higher risk from COVID-19 will be able to start booking vaccine appointments Thursday.
February 17, 2021-
$10B bill offered to power climate legislation
February 17, 2021Arguing that Massachusetts will not be able to meet the goals of a major emissions reduction bill without additional funding, Rep. Bill Driscoll and environmental activists unveiled a new bill aimed at raising and investing $10 billion in green
February 17, 2021 
MassDEP fines condo property owner in Maynard for waste site cleanup violations
February 12, 2021The Massachusetts Department of Energy Protection has fined 63 Great Road Partners, LLC $5,500 for violating state waste site cleanup regulations, which reportedly took place on a property in Maynard, MasssDEP announced Friday.
February 12, 2021
Natick Mall added as vaccination site
February 10, 2021The Natick Mall has been added as the latest COVID-19 mass-vaccination site, the state said Wednesday as it looks to rapidly expand vaccination options, starting with the oldest residents and those who accompany them to the vaccination sites.
February 10, 2021
The Boardroom Gap: Kamala Harris' ascent could impact women for generations
Updated: February 8, 2021The day before Vice President Kamala Harris assumed office on Jan. 20, the internet was aflutter with posts reiterating variations of the same momentous sentence: “This is the last day that we can say there has never been a woman vice president.”
Updated: February 8, 2021
The Boardroom Gap: Mass. paid family leave law makes it easier for women to advance in careers
Updated: February 8, 2021When Kate Tobiasson, a Westborough resident who spent nearly 15 years working as an English teacher at three different Central Massachusetts school districts, was about to give birth to her first son in February 2013, she had fortunately saved
Updated: February 8, 2021
Biz restrictions easing due to positive virus trends
February 4, 2021Shops, restaurants, gyms and other businesses will be able to welcome more patrons into their spaces starting Monday after Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday announced he'll ease the capacity restrictions he imposed in hopes of tamping down COVID-19
February 4, 2021
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