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Government & Politics

  • Contraception spending in Mass. fell sharply under Obamacare

    State House News Service June 26, 2017

    Spending by Massachusetts women on prescription contraceptives dropped sharply under the federal health care law known as the Affordable Care Act, according to data scheduled to be released Monday by the state's Health Policy Commission.

    State House News Service June 26, 2017
  • State may need temporary budget

    State House News Service June 26, 2017

    The new fiscal year begins Saturday and Gov. Charlie Baker and the Legislature are poised to pass a temporary budget to keep state government functioning while work continues on a permanent spending plan.

    State House News Service June 26, 2017
  • Change coming at top of state environmental group

    State House News Service June 26, 2017

    The leader of the Environmental League of Massachusetts is stepping down after a decade, to be replaced by the head of energy and climate programs at Adidas.

    State House News Service June 26, 2017
  • Worcester revitalization gets aggressive

    Grant Welker June 26, 2017

    The Worcester Redevelopment Authority is turning more proactive in helping to remake downtown and beyond, including what would be the first two properties taken as part of a sprawling revitalization plan.

    Grant Welker June 26, 2017
  • Central Mass. towns reject recreational pot, at least for now

    Grant Welker June 26, 2017

    Voters statewide approved a new law legalizing recreational marijuana last November, but cities and towns aren't waiting for the legalization of pot shops to go into effect before taking action to delay or ban indefinitely any such stores.

    Grant Welker June 26, 2017
  • Nurses push safety after Harrington stabbing

    Laura Finaldi June 26, 2017

    A nurse was stabbed by a patient while working at at Harrington Hospital in Southbridge earlier this month, the latest in a string of attacks of healthcare workers while on the job.

    Laura Finaldi June 26, 2017
  • Keep beer distribution fair

    Bill Kelley June 26, 2017

    Distributors make investments to promote and market beers – only when beers succeed do distributors succeed. In 2016, Massachusetts ranked 12th in the United States in barrels of craft beer produced per year, and Massachusetts now has more than 100

    Bill Kelley June 26, 2017
  • Public pot consumption is on the table

    State House News Service June 23, 2017

    Much of the debate about local control of legalized marijuana has focused on how municipalities can ban pot shops.

    State House News Service June 23, 2017
  • MBTA to study new ways to attract commuter rail riders

    June 22, 2017

    The MBTA is launching a study to look at the commuter rail system's needs and potential improvements in the years ahead.

    June 22, 2017
  • Worcester Chamber supporting sales tax holiday

    Laura Finaldi June 22, 2017

    Massachusetts should hold a sales tax holiday this summer but reject a tax on sugary drinks, a Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce official told the state legislature this week.

    Laura Finaldi June 22, 2017
  • DPH fines Charlton company $46,400 for cleanup violations

    June 22, 2017

    A Charlton company has received a $46,400 fine for violating oil and hazardous materials cleanup regulations after reports that hazardous materials had been released at the former Charlton Woolen Mill.

    June 22, 2017
  • Gardner man pleads guilty to counterfeit steroid trafficking

    June 22, 2017

    A Gardner man who allegedly marketed and sold counterfeit steroid products to customers across the U.S. pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court.

    June 22, 2017
  • Polar exec: don't tax sugary drinks

    State House News Service June 21, 2017

    If Massachusetts lawmakers create a tax on sugary drinks, Polar Beverages' $10 million investment in a new can line and water treatment system might become unnecessary.

    State House News Service June 21, 2017
  • $315M healthcare overhaul proposed by Baker

    State House News Service June 21, 2017

    Employers would be counted on to pay $200 million more a year over the next two years to help pay for rising expenses in the state's $16.6 billion Medicaid program.

    State House News Service June 21, 2017
  • Dentists petition AG Healey to review Delta Dental practices

    Emily Micucci June 21, 2017

    A group of dentists said Delta Dental's new for-profit plan is discriminatory and confusing.

    Emily Micucci June 21, 2017
  • CDC breaking ground on subsidized apartments

    June 20, 2017

    The Worcester East Side Community Development Corporation is building eight one-bedroom apartments on Forbes Street to help residents in their recovery from substance abuse.

    June 20, 2017

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Will the new lottery-based admissions systems for vocational-technical high schools make the economy better?
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Massachusetts is implementing a new lottery admissions system for vocational-technical high schools, starting with the 2026-2027 school year. Proposed by the Healey Administration, the new lottery system is an attempt to expand access to voc-tech schools, giving schools with more applicants than seats the choice of either a weighted lottery, which takes aspects like attendance and discipline records into account, or a non-weighted lottery, which does not take academic performance or discipline issues into consideration.

Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler and supporters of the lottery have defended the change to a lottery system, saying it will make admissions more equitable while the state works to expand access to voc-tech schools. The lottery system has been criticized by business groups and educational leaders, who have said lotteries will water down admission standards and disrupt the pathway of top students into high-demand trades.