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UMass economist: State has recovered from COVID, but federal research funding cuts could be catastrophic
February 12, 2025Speaking at a WBJ event on Tuesday, Melnik said proposed cuts could have a significant negative impact on the state.
February 12, 2025
UMass Chan raises alarm over NIH funding, as judge temporarily blocks Trump’s cuts
February 11, 2025UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester is sounding the alarms over plans by the Trump Administration to significantly cut the money spent on biomedical and public health research.
February 11, 2025
Center for Women & Enterprise lays off Worcester director amid uncertainty over federal funding, efforts to eliminate DEI
February 11, 2025The Center for Women & Enterprise Central MA has laid off Director Racquel Knight.
February 11, 2025
Former Worcester County senator receives 18-month prison sentence for fraud
February 10, 2025Former state Sen. Dean Tran was sentenced Friday to a year and a half in prison followed by two years of supervised release, having been convicted of 23 felony counts including COVID and tax fraud, federal prosecutors said.
February 10, 2025
DPH closes investigations into two Central Mass. hospitals
February 7, 2025The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has closed its investigations into Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick and Framingham Union Hospital, probing sparked by undisclosed hospital-related incidents and complaints filed by the Massachusetts
February 7, 2025
State’s gambling regulators vote 3-2 to allow bets on Super Bowl coin toss
February 7, 2025Heads or tails? The Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Thursday voted 3-2 to allow sports betting companies to offer wagers on one of the very first actions to take place at this Sunday's Super Bowl, the opening coin toss.
February 7, 2025
State plan says Central Mass. needs 7.5-10% growth in housing over next decade to meet demand
February 6, 2025The administration has long pointed to a goal of increasing the statewide supply of year-round housing by 222,000 units over the next decade.
February 6, 2025
Two longtime Worcester insurance agencies merge
February 6, 2025IMA celebrated its 100th year of operation last year, having been founded by Harold Fielding in Worcester in 1924. The firm has 45 employees.
February 6, 2025
Cannabis regulators warn against potentially unsafe marijuana from two companies
February 5, 2025Massachusetts cannabis regulators have sounded the alarm over potentially harmful products sold by two marijuana companies, who are both pushing back against the need for the notice and the state’s haphazard testing system.
February 5, 2025
Despite federal uncertainty, Mass. economic development secretary remains bullish on state's prospects
February 5, 2025Despite all of the uncertainty and changes coming out of Washington and the chronically high cost of living in Massachusetts, Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao says her confidence level is "high."
February 5, 2025
Homelessness levels on the rise as state funding lags behind
February 5, 2025Individual homelessness levels are severely rising in Massachusetts, and service providers have received no growth in state assistance in two years.
February 5, 2025
Saint Vincent CEO Carolyn Jackson to resign next week
February 4, 2025Carolyn Jackson, CEO of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, will resign from her position on Feb. 14.
February 4, 2025
State law allowing for by-right accessory dwelling units goes into effect
January 31, 2025The law applies to 350 municipalities in Massachusetts. Boston is exempt, and is pursuing its own city-specific ADU policy.
January 31, 2025
Greater Worcester Community Foundation to distribute $2.3M for arts & culture
January 30, 2025“Each of these investments underscores the power of collaboration and the arts in shaping a vibrant and inclusive community,” Pete Dunn, president & CEO of Greater Worcester Community Foundation, said.
January 30, 2025
Opposition mounts against Healey's plan to close Canton children's hospital
January 30, 2025Dismayed by the looming closure of a state-run pediatric rehab hospital in Canton, more than 14,300 people have signed a petition calling on state officials to scrap their plan, and a powerful union is asking members to put pressure on Gov. Maura
January 30, 2025
Mass. nonprofits react to Trump's sudden funding freeze
January 29, 2025They could have at least a few more days to figure out the landscape. A federal judge in Washington, D.C. temporarily blocked the proposed freeze late Tuesday afternoon, according to POLITICO. The judge's order is due to expire at 5 p.m. Monday.
January 29, 2025
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