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Government & Politics

  • Senators tack on amendments to property tax bill

    State House News Service July 25, 2017

    Senators have filed more than two dozen amendments to the property tax bill expected to be debated Thursday in the Senate.

    State House News Service July 25, 2017
  • Ameresco enters $18.9M deal with prison bureau

    July 25, 2017

    Energy efficiency solutions provider Ameresco has entered an agreement with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons the company said will lead to $33 million in energy and water savings.

    July 25, 2017
  • Tax revenue in 2017 grew just 1.4 percent

    State House News Service July 24, 2017

    State tax collections for the fiscal year that ended June 30 rose only 1.4 percent from fiscal 2016, but were up 3.1 percent in June compared to June 2016, the Department of Revenue reported on Friday.

    State House News Service July 24, 2017
  • Healey asks DPU to reject Eversource rate hike

    State House News Service July 24, 2017

    Attorney General Maura Healey on Friday plans to ask state regulators to not only reject Eversource's request to boost its electric rates by $96 million but to also order that the utility decrease the rates it charges customers.

    State House News Service July 24, 2017
  • Viewpoint: Incubators need local support

    Joe Bush July 24, 2017

    The strength of an incubator is the community it supports and the engagement of strategic partners, entrepreneurs and mentors.

    Joe Bush July 24, 2017
  • Despite company shortcomings, Worcester kept tax breaks in place

    Grant Welker July 24, 2017

    In the last five years, 75% of Worcester tax breaks were successful, but the city kept the benefits even for almost all missing their goals.

    Grant Welker July 24, 2017
  • New ruling may scrutinize the profits of nonprofits

    Emily Micucci July 24, 2017

    A complaint against Delta Dental may result in more regulation against the for-profit divisions of nonprofits, like hospitals and insurers.

    Emily Micucci July 24, 2017
  • Editorial: Seeing the whole economic development picture

    July 24, 2017

    Hanover didn't create the 225 jobs required for its 5-percent tax break on the improvements to its Lincoln Street headquarters but having the company make those improvements still increases the value of its properties and the ones around it.

    July 24, 2017
  • Worcester mental health agency raided by FBI

    July 21, 2017

    A Worcester mental health agency was raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday, the bureau confirmed.

    July 21, 2017
  • Marijuana bill finally reaches Baker's desk

    State House News Service July 21, 2017

    The Legislature sent its rewrite of the voter-approved legal marijuana bill, with a higher tax rate and less power for voters, to the governor on Thursday, 255 days after about 1.8 million voters put the law on the books.

    State House News Service July 21, 2017
  • Mass. unemployment reaches 4.3% in June

    July 20, 2017

    Massachusetts added 10,000 jobs in June as the statewide unemployment rate ticked slightly upward to 4.3 percent from 4.2 percent in May.

    July 20, 2017
  • Analysis: Mass. providers leading hospital M&A surge

    Emily Micucci July 20, 2017

    More mergers and acquisitions among hospitals are happening this year than last, according to a new analysis that cites two Massachusetts-based providers as announcing some of the biggest transactions in 2017 so far.

    Emily Micucci July 20, 2017
  • Treasurer unsure if Mass. will see pot shops next summer

    State House News Service July 19, 2017

    Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, set to play a key role in the rollout of a legal marijuana industry in Massachusetts, said Tuesday she has "no idea" whether legal pot shops will be open by next July, as envisioned by policymakers.

    State House News Service July 19, 2017
  • No word yet on sales tax holiday

    State House News Service July 19, 2017

    With August approaching, Massachusetts retailers and shoppers are still waiting to see if they'll be granted a two-day break from the state sales tax or if Beacon Hill will skip the popular holiday for the second straight year.

    State House News Service July 19, 2017
  • AG reviewing Delta Dental spin off

    Emily Micucci July 19, 2017

    The Massachusetts Division of Insurance announced it has approved a new PPO plan formed by Delta Dental of Massachusetts, which faces review by Attorney General Maura Healey.

    Emily Micucci July 19, 2017
  • Senators eyeing their own MassHealth reforms

    State House News Service July 19, 2017

    State senators may propose alternative ideas as they weigh reforms recommended by Gov. Charlie Baker to bring MassHealth costs under control.

    State House News Service July 19, 2017

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