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Mass. House approves Juneteenth state holiday
June 26, 2020Juneteenth is a step closer to becoming a state holiday in Massachusetts after the House on Wednesday agreed to mark June 19 as Juneteenth Independence Day.
June 26, 2020
WBJ named best business journal in country
June 26, 2020The industry group Alliance of Area Business Publishers on Thursday judged the Worcester Business Journal as the best newspaper of its size, besting business publications from around the U.S., Canada and Australia in the annual journalism
June 26, 2020
Poll: Racism rockets past other public priorities
June 24, 2020With momentum growing behind efforts to reform policing across Massachusetts, an overwhelming majority of residents support the idea of licensing police and holding cops to a set of professional standards that includes a ban on the use of chokeholds
June 24, 2020
Mass. annual sales tax-free weekend set for Aug. 29-30
June 23, 2020The annual Mass. sales tax holiday will take place the weekend of Aug. 29-30, the Baker-Polito administration announced on Tuesday.
June 23, 2020
Baker seeks $5.25B interim state budget
June 22, 2020With the state's finances in disarray and the COVID-19 pandemic making it extremely difficult to predict the next 12 months, Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday filed a $5.25 billion interim spending bill that would keep government running beyond June 30
June 22, 2020
Mass. to allow indoor dining, personal care services to resume Monday
June 19, 2020Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Friday step two of the second phase of the Massachusetts economy reopening plan will begin on Monday.
June 19, 2020
UMass Memorial doctor and protestor encouraged by response to Black Lives Matter rallies
June 19, 2020During an interview on the WBJ Podcast, Dr. Mark Johnson, chair of neurosurgery at UMass Memorial Health Care, said the scope and longevity of the protests following the police killing of Minneapolis black man George Floyd show the public attitudes
June 19, 2020
Central Mass. cultural organizations receive $65K in CARES Act funding
June 19, 2020More than a dozen humanities-oriented organizations in Central Mass. will receive coronavirus relief through the federal CARES Act, Mass Humanities announced on Tuesday. According to the organization, which functions as the state-based affiliate for
June 19, 2020
Emergency regulations will deliver more small biz tax relief
June 19, 2020Beacon Hill leaders will further delay tax deadlines for small businesses around the state in another step aimed at lessening pressure on those hit hardest by the economic downturn that the pandemic prompted.
June 19, 2020
Wall Street reaffirms Ashland's borrowing power ahead of school, police and downtown projects
June 18, 2020Ashland’s AAA bond rating has been affirmed by New York City rating agency Standard & Poor’s, the town announced Wednesday.
June 18, 2020
Businesses could face huge tab for unemployment crisis
June 17, 2020Several months into a flood of new and continuing unemployment claims prompted by the COVID-19 outbreak, Massachusetts labor officials quietly estimated the fund used to pay out benefits will be billions of dollars in the red through at least 2024.
June 17, 2020-
Positive progress ahead of decision on more openings
June 16, 2020Gov. Charlie Baker suggested Monday that he will announce by the end of this week when the second half of the current reopening phase will begin, and a prominent member of his party suggested over the weekend that the public health data supports an
June 16, 2020 
Thousands of demonstrators urged to get tested this week
June 15, 2020Baker announced Monday that free testing will be available at at least 52 pop-up testing sites around the state on Wednesday and Thursday, and said people should be tested even if they are feeling fine.
June 15, 2020
Hopkinton maintains AAA rating for $9.5M bond, saves $300K for school project
June 11, 2020While communities struggle with shortfalls caused by the coronavirus, Hopkinton has been able to maintain its AAA credit rating for the recent issue of $9.5 million in bonds to be used for school construction.
June 11, 2020
Framingham launches accelerated outdoor seating applications for restaurants
June 11, 2020The City of Framingham has launched an accelerated application process for restaurants seeking temporary outdoor seating as the Massachusetts economy phases in its reopening, with outdoor seating the only option for restaurants right now.
June 11, 2020
Report suggests compromise to speed sales tax collections
June 11, 2020One of Gov. Charlie Baker's former employers on Wednesday backed half of his proposal to begin collecting sales taxes from certain companies in real-time, or at least on an accelerated basis, but suggested that the Legislature should scale back the
June 11, 2020
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