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Lawmakers dump COVID-19 workers' comp bills into study
September 22, 2020Massachusetts businesses are in line to save on workers' compensation insurance over the next year while efforts in the Legislature to expand the ability of workers to tap into those benefits for COVID-19 care appear to have hit a dead end.
September 22, 2020
Hotel, apartment development surrounding Polar Park shrinks and is delayed 2 years
September 18, 2020The planned $125-million mixed-use development surrounding the Polar Park baseball stadium in the Canal District will be smaller than anticipated and be realized about two years later than initially scheduled.
September 18, 2020
Under negotiation: Worcester yet to finalize PawSox deal or obtain deed for ballpark property
September 15, 2020More than two years after the Pawtucket Red Sox said they were moving to Worcester, there is no formal lease agreement legally obligating the team to move, the city doesn't yet own the ballpark site, and there's no binding agreement with a developer
September 15, 2020
Report: Regional taxes would drain jobs, investment
September 15, 2020As negotiations over legislation that would give cities or towns the power to authorize a local surtax to fund transportation projects near the two-month mark, a conservative think tank says its analysis found that provision could lead to "
September 15, 2020
Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Gants dies, at 65
September 14, 2020Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants has died, the court's associate justices announced Monday afternoon.
September 14, 2020-
Corporate, cap gains tax hikes favored in poll
September 14, 2020With crunch time for difficult and potentially painful budget decisions drawing nearer each day, advocates for greater state spending are touting survey results that they say show "overwhelming support" among Massachusetts voters for increasing
September 14, 2020 
Federal judge lets eviction moratorium stand for now
September 11, 2020A federal judge allowed the state's temporary ban on evictions and foreclosures to remain in place, a decision outlined in a Thursday ruling that prompted parties on both sides of the issue to see positives.
September 11, 2020
Devens has contributed nearly $3.8B to the state economy, report finds
September 1, 2020Devens, a former North Central Mass. military base which has since been repurposed as an economic development zone and mixed use community, has contributed nearly $3.8 billion to the Massachusetts economy.
September 1, 2020
Experts: Plan now to ensure COVID-19 vaccine distribution
August 31, 2020Bars, concert venues and sport arenas won't fully open to the public in Massachusetts until there is a vaccine, or a treatment, for COVID-19. But if one were to be approved in the fall, or winter, who would be immunized first? And who would
August 31, 2020
RCAP granted $196K to address North County drinking water issues
August 28, 2020Worcester and Gardner nonprofit RCAP Solutions is launching a program designed to address drinking water issues in North Worcester County, the organization announced on Thursday.
August 28, 2020
Mass. receives grant to retroactively pay $300 a week to unemployment recipients
August 24, 2020Massachusetts unemployment recipients will retroactively receive an additional $300 a week for the three weeks ending Aug. 1, Aug.8 and Aug. 15, the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration announced on Monday.
August 24, 2020
Senior centers are struggling to keep the elderly active during the pandemic
Updated: August 24, 2020Senior citizens continue to be a population largely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, as senior care facilities, nursing homes, senior centers, and programs adapt and fight to protect the well-being of elders.
Updated: August 24, 2020
Q&A: Anti-tobacco efforts get a boost
Updated: August 24, 2020While people were rightfully focused on the coronavirus pandemic, as May turned to June, Massachusetts hit a public health milestone, effectively banning flavored tobacco and other smoking products, including menthol, and levying a steep new tax on
Updated: August 24, 2020
COVID's death toll weighing heavily on Central Mass. nursing homes
Updated: August 24, 2020An unusually large share of coronavirus deaths in Worcester County — nearly four out of five — have taken place in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes, according to state data.
Updated: August 24, 2020
Coronavirus cases again on the decline in Worcester County
August 21, 2020After a small spike in confirmed Worcester County coronavirus cases at the end of July and the start of August, the number of positive tests is again on the decline, falling for the last two weeks.
August 21, 2020
WBJ panelists warn of long W-shaped economic recovery
August 19, 2020COVID-19 has chaotically and deeply affected the Central Massachusetts’ economy, according to a group of panelists on a WBJ webinar Tuesday entitled “Mid-year Economic Review.”
August 19, 2020
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