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Mass. doctors report Zika vaccine progress
August 5, 2016After a successful trial in rhesus monkeys, a team of researchers, including doctors from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is ready to start testing a Zika virus vaccine in humans.
August 5, 2016Climb in opioid overdose deaths continued
August 4, 2016Fentanyl helped fuel an increase in opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts over the first six months of the year.
August 4, 2016
State revenue skid ends with July tax haul beating benchmark
August 4, 2016Despite dire warnings from the Baker administration about overly optimistic tax collection estimates used to build this year's $39.1 billion state budget, the first month of the new fiscal year ended in the black.
August 4, 2016
Franklin manufacturer fined $11.5K
August 4, 2016The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has penalized AR Metallizing Ltd., of Franklin, $11,502 for violating air pollution control regulations.
August 4, 2016MBTA commuter rail disruptions coming
August 3, 2016Commuter rail riders can expect some weekend closures starting next spring as the MBTA embarks on a $459 million effort to bring the sprawling system into compliance with a federal safety mandate.
August 3, 2016
Looking back at the failed non-compete bill
August 3, 2016Reiterating his support for the bill as it passed the House, Speaker Robert DeLeo on Tuesday said it was unfortunate that legislation to limit the use of non-compete agreements in Massachusetts did not reach Gov. Charlie Baker's desk.
August 3, 2016
Construction firms fined $2.4M for OT violations
August 3, 2016A Lunenburg construction company and a Framingham company have been ordered to pay $2,359,685 in back wages and damages to 478 employees for misclassifying the bulk of their employees as independent contractors to avoid paying them overtime wages
August 3, 2016
Baker signs gender pay gap bill
August 2, 2016Just after 4 p.m. Monday, Gov. Charlie Baker put pen to paper and enshrined in law the notion that men and women performing the same work should be paid equally.
August 2, 2016
MBTA facing $100M deficit
August 2, 2016The MBTA faces an additional financial hurdle this year and layoffs have not been ruled out.
August 2, 2016
Bucking two-year trend, Middlesex foreclosures drop 5%
August 2, 2016While foreclosures overall in Massachusetts hit their 28th month of increases in June, Middlesex County reserved that trend and posted a year-over-year decline of 5.1 percent.
August 2, 2016
Renewable energy compromise filed
August 1, 2016House and Senate negotiators have finalized an energy bill that will require utilities to procure large quantities of hydro-electric and offshore wind power to meet the state's energy demand in the coming years.
August 1, 2016
Mass. passes ride-hailing legislation
August 1, 2016A late-night deal struck between House and Senate lawmakers to regulate app-based ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft would charge those companies a 20-cent per ride surcharge for infrastructure improvements.
August 1, 2016
Non-compete legislation fails to make end of session deadline
August 1, 2016House and Senate lawmakers fell short in reaching a deal that would have limited the use of non-compete agreements between employers and employees.
August 1, 2016
Economic development bill rushed to Baker's desk
August 1, 2016The economic development bill filed late Sunday and enacted right around midnight Monday does not include an expansion of a tax incentive aimed at helping low-income workers or authorization for the Massachusetts Lottery to expand into online gaming.
August 1, 2016
Ashland contractor cited $117K over police station project wages
August 1, 2016Ashland subcontractor On-Time Construction Services, Inc. and its owner Jonatas Vicente De Brito Barcelos have been cited $117,082 in restitution and penalties.
August 1, 2016
10 Things I Know About...Business lending
August 1, 2016A local CEO walks through what he knows about business lending.
August 1, 2016
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