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Worcester added 7,760 jobs in a year
June 20, 2017The Worcester metropolitan area added 7,760 jobs over the course of a year, while the area's unemployment rate increased by 0.4 percentage points, according to the latest estimates Tuesday from the state.
June 20, 2017
As the feds change nutrition standards, local schools up their game
June 20, 2017Rules may be relaxing, but better nutrition in schools may be here to stay.
June 20, 2017
Sales tax holiday could happen this summer, Baker says
June 20, 2017A year after lawmakers decided that the state could not afford an August sales tax holiday, the topic is back before a key committee on Tuesday and Gov. Charlie Baker said he's keen to hear the testimony offered.
June 20, 2017
Baker proposes $500M life sciences extension
June 20, 2017Gov. Charlie Baker's proposed $500 million extension of the life sciences initiative put in place by his predecessor in 2008 will put a greater emphasis on workforce building to support industries that have taken root in Massachusetts.
June 20, 2017
Financial service company leasing Elm Street office
June 19, 2017A financial services company has leased 1,480 square feet of office space in Worcester.
June 19, 2017
Baker stopped "nonessential" spending in April
June 19, 2017In addition to previously disclosed hiring restrictions that Gov. Charlie Baker put in place last July, his administration in April put the clampdown on certain spending it deemed "nonessential."
June 19, 2017
Tax rate, retail bans differ in dueling pot bills
June 19, 2017Neither branch has passed marijuana legislation yet, but all signs point to a conference committee eventually having to iron out details of the tax on marijuana sales, how a town can ban pot facilities and other issues, under the gun of a self-
June 19, 2017
Baker will discuss health care, opioid crisis on DC trip
June 16, 2017Gov. Charlie Baker will travel to Washington, D.C. on Friday to lobby Congress on health care reform legislation and to discuss ways to address the opioid crisis, according to his office.
June 16, 2017
"Slight" tuition increases likely at UMass
June 15, 2017University of Massachusetts students will be hit with at least a "slight" tuition and fee increase in the coming school year, UMass President Marty Meehan said Wednesday, but tuition and fees will not be set until July when officials hope to have a
June 15, 2017
Marijuana discussion pushed off till next week
June 15, 2017House leadership-backed legislation overhauling the marijuana law approved by voters last year came under fire from multiple sides Wednesday and by the end of the day, Speaker Robert DeLeo opted to push off Thursday's planned debate to next week.
June 15, 2017
Mass. unemployment rises to 4.2%
June 15, 2017The unemployment rate in Massachusetts rose to 4.2 percent in May -- up from 3.9 percent in April -- as the state added 2,900 jobs, according to an announcement Thursday from the state Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development.
June 15, 2017
After Harrington stabbing, nurses call for greater protections
June 15, 2017After a nurse was attacked on Wednesday while on the job at at Harrington Hospital in Southbridge, the state nursing association called for more aggressive safety measures to protect workers at hospitals statewide.
June 15, 2017
Father and son indicted for MassHealth fraud
June 14, 2017A father and son serving as a personal care attendant surrogate and a PCA for a family member allegedly submitted fraudulent timesheets to MassHealth and defrauded the state's Medicaid program of over $10,000.
June 14, 2017
Mass is 2nd in nation for child well-being
June 14, 2017Massachusetts ranks second in the nation for child well-being, but federal budget cuts and a repeal of the Affordable Care Act could change that, according to new data.
June 14, 2017
Canal District parking lot to become $20M development
June 14, 2017The vacant dirt lot in Kelley Square, which has largely served as a parking lot for Crompton Place in the Canal District, will become a four-story building with 48 apartments, a diner and a public market in late 2018, according to the property owner.
June 14, 2017
Nichols launches counterterrorism grad degree
June 14, 2017Nichols College in Dudley has launched a master's degree in counterterrorism as a way to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security offset violent extremism.
June 14, 2017
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