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Government & Politics

  • WBJ picks the 2017 Best of Business winners

    January 9, 2017

    A large part of running any business is knowing who to trust, especially when it comes to people and organizations not on your payroll.

    January 9, 2017
  • UMass Medical School seizes expansion opportunity

    Laura Finaldi January 9, 2017

    More than 50 years after Worcester won a bid to bring the University of Massachusetts Medical School within city limits, the medical school is making its way to Springfield.

    Laura Finaldi January 9, 2017
  • Feds seize TelexFree $20M hidden in Westborough bed

    Laura Finaldi January 6, 2017

    Federal agents seized approximately $20 million in cash hidden in a box spring in a Westborough apartment late yesterday, in connection with an alleged money laundering attempt related to the massive TelexFree pyramid scheme.

    Laura Finaldi January 6, 2017
  • Baker signs biomanufacturing land transfer bill

    Laura Finaldi January 6, 2017

    A bill that will help kick off the expansion of biopharmaceutical companies to designated land in Worcester was signed by Gov. Charlie Baker today.

    Laura Finaldi January 6, 2017
  • Baker cites opioids, pot law, and the economy as 2017 priorities

    State House News Service January 6, 2017

    In comments to reporters, Baker pointed to three issues he expects will keep him busy in the coming months - the economy, the opioid crisis and marijuana legalization.

    State House News Service January 6, 2017
  • Amid ACA debate, Baker reaffirms coverage in Mass.

    State House News Service January 5, 2017

    As some in Washington D.C. prepare plans to disassemble the Affordable Care Act others in Massachusetts are girding for a battle to ensure Bay State residents will have the same access to health coverage and care.

    State House News Service January 5, 2017
  • North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. offers $150K second-chance loans

    Laura Finaldi January 4, 2017

    The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. on Wednesday announced the launch of a small business loan program where businesses who haven't been able to get money from a lending institution can go to get loans worth up to $150,000.

    Laura Finaldi January 4, 2017
  • Business confidence in Mass. reaches 12-year high

    State House News Service January 4, 2017

    Massachusetts employers were more confident about the business environment last month than anytime in the last 12 years, a survey by the Associated Industries of Massachusetts found.

    State House News Service January 4, 2017
  • Patrick: Senate should reject Sessions as AG

    State House News Service January 4, 2017

    Former Gov. Deval Patrick, who once faced off in an Alabama courtroom against Attorney General-designate Jeff Sessions, wrote to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday accusing the senator of "quasi-judicial activism" that Patrick says makes him

    State House News Service January 4, 2017
  • Patients knock proposed medical marijuana changes

    State House News Service January 4, 2017

    Patients spoke out against the state's medical marijuana program at hearing Tuesday, saying a proposed overhaul does not go far enough.

    State House News Service January 4, 2017
  • Naturopathy House bill emerges on session’s last day

    State House News Service January 4, 2017

    Lawmakers on Tuesday made a last push to establish a Board of Registration in Naturopathy, which would regulate alternative medicine practitioners.

    State House News Service January 4, 2017
  • Rollstone hires Chase executive as new COO

    January 3, 2017

    Worcester financial institution Rollstone Bank & Trust announced Tuesday the hiring of a new executive vice president and chief operating officer.

    January 3, 2017
  • Harvard Pilgrim names new chief business growth officer

    January 3, 2017

    Wellesley not-for-profit insurance provider Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, which has operations in Central Massachusetts, announced Tuesday it has hired a chief business growth officer.

    January 3, 2017
  • Raytheon awarded $600M missile contract

    January 3, 2017

    Marlborough defense contractor Ratheon has received a $600 million contract from an undisclosed country of the 13-nation alliance that owns the Patriot Integrated Air & Missile Defense System.

    January 3, 2017
  • Employers caution against $15 minimum wage

    State House News Service January 3, 2017

    Raising the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour would increase costs for about 70 percent of Massachusetts businesses, forcing some to hold off on hiring or consider moving elsewhere, two surveys conducted by the Associated Industries of

    State House News Service January 3, 2017
  • Marijuana supporters lash out against legalization delay

    State House News Service December 30, 2016

    Legal marijuana supporters are angry over the Legislature's effort Wednesday to fast-gavel a bill delaying legal sales of the drug and plan on Friday to protest what they are calling an "arrogant and cowardly move."

    State House News Service December 30, 2016

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