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Opponents: higher ed endowment tax is unconstitutional
May 10, 2017Supporters say it would be a way to invest in public education and have tax-exempt higher education institutions work to counteract growing inequality, but opponents of legislation to tax some private university endowments claim it is
May 10, 2017
Lawmakers consider 30-day addiction treatment bill
May 9, 2017State senators have filed bills mandating they cover 30 days of acute treatment and stabilization services when deemed medically necessary by a patient's treating clinician.
May 9, 2017
Markey sees no path to ACA replacement
May 9, 2017After a narrow victory for Republicans in the U.S. House, Sen. Ed Markey said he does not see a viable path for Congress to agree on a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, predicting doom for the effort to undo President Barack Obama's signature
May 9, 2017
Mass. is 6th best for working moms
May 8, 2017It's hard to be a working mom, but it's easier in Massachusetts than it is in most other states, according to a new WalletHub study.
May 8, 2017
Ameresco joins $55B federal contract
May 8, 2017Framingham-based Ameresco Inc. will develop new energy and water savings projects for federal facilities under a new U.S. Department of Energy contract.
May 8, 2017
MassDOT covering winter costs with reserve funds
May 8, 2017Massachusetts hasn't yet paid all its bills for clearing state roads last winter, according to state transportation officials.
May 8, 2017
Rosenberg: Trumpcare would force Mass. tax changes
May 8, 2017While Obamacare included provisions that "compromised" the state's own 2006 universal health care access law, a Trumpcare law based on the bill that cleared the U.S. House last week would force Massachusetts to revisit its tax system.
May 8, 2017
Trumpcare vote creates backlash in Massachusetts
May 5, 2017The U.S. House on Thursday voted 217-213 to pass legislation repealing the Affordable Care Act and replacing it with the Republican-sponsored American Health Care Act.
May 5, 2017
Baker: Mass. would lose critical funds in GOP health care plan
May 4, 2017The health care bill that Congressional Republicans plan to bring to the House floor for a vote Thursday afternoon would result in "a massive loss of critical funds" for Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said.
May 4, 2017
Healey announces $700K for substance abuse prevention in schools
May 3, 2017In an attempt to expand substance abuse prevention efforts for children across the state, Attorney General Maura Healey announced she will distribute $700,000 in funding to school districts and community organizations to fund two years of prevention
May 3, 2017
Relative price adds new metric to health care cost debate
May 3, 2017A state agency has for the first time reported a statewide relative price designed to account for health care cost variation among providers.
May 3, 2017
Worcester foreclosure petitions up 1% in March
May 2, 2017Foreclosure petitions in Worcester County increased by just over one percent in March, according to new statewide data from the Warren Group released Tuesday.
May 2, 2017
Mass. economy contracted in first quarter
May 2, 2017Slow growth in the U.S. economy made headlines over the last few days but in Massachusetts the economy over the first quarter of 2017 actually contracted, hamstrung by stalled wage and salary income growth, according to a new report.
May 2, 2017
Leaders discuss marijuana regulation
May 2, 2017House Speaker Robert DeLeo on Monday suggested a new approach state officials could take in regulating the new legal marijuana industry in Massachusetts.
May 2, 2017
Mass. biz confidence drops for first time in 8 months
May 2, 2017After reaching a level of confidence in March not seen among Massachusetts businesses since 2004, employers in April took a slightly more dim view of the economy and their prospects, the Associated Industries of Massachusetts reported Tuesday.
May 2, 2017
Jack Healy, longtime MassMEP head, passes away
May 1, 2017Jack Healy, considered by many to be the champion of the manufacturing industry in Massachusetts for decades, passed away over the weekend, the state manufacturing advocacy group confirmed Monday.
May 1, 2017
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