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Nonprofits speak out against property tax legislation
June 14, 2017Hospitals, human service providers, churches, YMCAs and land conservation groups turned out Tuesday to try to sink pieces of legislation that call for some non-profits to pay more in property taxes or community payments.
June 14, 2017
Bill calls for 28% marijuana tax
June 14, 2017A key House committee that for months has been vetting the marijuana legalization ballot law will propose to more than double the tax rate on the sale of pot in Massachusetts from what was approved by voters in 2016.
June 14, 2017
Worcester starting eminent domain process to seize restaurant, cell phone store
June 14, 2017The Worcester Redevelopment Authority is moving toward taking two properties valued at more than $500,000 as the first step of a sprawling revitalization effort, planning to use eminent domain if necessary.
June 14, 2017
Worcester mayor opposes Trump air traffic plan
June 13, 2017Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty on Monday joined 34 of his counterparts from cities in 28 states to speak out against President Donald Trump's proposal to privatize the nation's air traffic control system.
June 13, 2017
Business groups say no to tax review in letter
June 13, 2017As lawmakers work to craft the final fiscal year 2018 budget, some of the state's largest employer organizations are imploring them to cut a Senate plan to review the cost and effectiveness of tax expenditures.
June 13, 2017
Headwall's Bolton expansion paying off
June 13, 2017Headwall Photonics added a facility in Bolton earlier this year, allowing for easier access to Boston. The Fitchburg company makes imaging spectrometers that can detect things beyond the surface level.
June 13, 2017
As federal changes loom, state working with health insurers
June 12, 2017Ahead of summer rate filings, the Division of Insurance and the Massachusetts Health Connector have for several weeks been working with insurance carriers to provide guidance in connection with the possible loss of "cost sharing reductions."
June 12, 2017
State bond rating downgraded
June 12, 2017With sluggish revenues testing Gov. Charlie Baker's ability to balance investment needs with fiscal prudence, one of the country's largest credit rating agencies on Friday downgraded the state's bond rating with an admonishment for its approach to
June 12, 2017
In digital age, bank branches hit all-time high
June 12, 2017Even if there are fewer reasons than ever to walk into a bank, that hasn't meant branches are closing. Instead, banks are renovating their spaces, going smaller and more informal, and training branch employees to do more of everything a customer may
June 12, 2017Former Pepperell businessman sentenced for concealing $3-4M in funds
June 8, 2017The former owner of a Pepperell construction company was sentenced to 18 months in prison Wednesday for concealing assets during bankruptcy proceedings.
June 8, 2017
McGovern 'ashamed' of low SNAP benefits
June 8, 2017As President Donald Trump is proposing to cut funding to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Worcester Congressman Jim McGovern is instead floating the idea of investing more into food benefits.
June 8, 2017
Advocates want pot law to stay as is
June 8, 2017With a bill altering the voter-approved legal marijuana law expected by the end of the month, marijuana activists held a rally on the State House steps Wednesday to tell lawmakers to leave the law as it is.
June 8, 2017
Holy Cross, Clark, FSU rebuff Trump, commit to climate accord
June 7, 2017Three college presidents in Central Massachusetts signed onto a letter pledging their continued support to the provisions laid out in the Paris climate agreement.
June 7, 2017
CT House votes for final tribes' casino approval in East Windsor
June 7, 2017The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribal nations crossed the finish line Wednesday in a two-year struggle for authorization to jointly develop a casino to compete with an MGM Resorts International casino under construction in Springfield.
June 7, 2017
Mass. life sciences jobs hit all-time high
June 7, 2017Life sciences jobs in Massachusetts hit an all-time high in 2016 and the industry will have thousands of new jobs to fill in the coming years, according to a report released Wednesday morning at a conference in Boston.
June 7, 2017
Assisted suicide case to move forward after judge rejects dismissal
June 7, 2017A case that questions whether or not Massachusetts physicians should be allowed to provide medical aid to dying patients will move forward after a superior court judge rejected a motion to dismiss.
June 7, 2017
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