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Government & Politics

  • Mass. passes ride-hailing legislation

    State House News Service August 1, 2016

    A 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.

    State House News Service August 1, 2016
  • Non-compete legislation fails to make end of session deadline

    State House News Service August 1, 2016

    House and Senate lawmakers fell short in reaching a deal that would have limited the use of non-compete agreements between employers and employees.

    State House News Service August 1, 2016
  • Economic development bill rushed to Baker's desk

    State House News Service August 1, 2016

    The 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.

    State House News Service August 1, 2016
  • Ashland contractor cited $117K over police station project wages

    Sam Bonacci August 1, 2016

    Ashland subcontractor On-Time Construction Services, Inc. and its owner Jonatas Vicente De Brito Barcelos have been cited $117,082 in restitution and penalties.

    Sam Bonacci August 1, 2016
  • Central Mass. set to cash in on $500M economic development program

    John Mccintyre August 1, 2016

    Central Massachusetts appears poised to benefit again from a growing and efficient initiative to make the region more attractive to businesses – the MassWorks Infrastructure Program.

    John Mccintyre August 1, 2016
  • EMC’s $67B merger with Dell, a timeline

    Sam Bonacci August 1, 2016

    EMC's journey to its, nearly finished, acquisition by Dell is detailed here.

    Sam Bonacci August 1, 2016
  • 10 Things I Know About...Business lending

    August 1, 2016

    A local CEO walks through what he knows about business lending.

    August 1, 2016
  • UMass, state taking telemedicine to next level

    Laura Finaldi August 1, 2016

    Telemedicine is opening doors to treating patients throughout Massachusetts.

    Laura Finaldi August 1, 2016
  • Lawmakers gear up for weekend sessions

    State House News Service July 29, 2016

    Legislative negotiators have so far failed to come up with final recommendations on a handful of major bills, including energy and economic development proposals, putting pressure on this weekend.

    State House News Service July 29, 2016
  • Healey overstepping authority on guns, public safety co-chair says

    State House News Service July 28, 2016

    Count Rep. Harold Naughton among the lawmakers on Beacon Hill questioning Attorney General Maura Healey's recent action to crack down on the sale of copycat assault weapons in Massachusetts.

    State House News Service July 28, 2016
  • House schedules weekend sessions

    State House News Service July 28, 2016

    Both the House and Senate will be meeting this weekend as the close of the year's formal session closes in on legislators.

    State House News Service July 28, 2016
  • Debate ramps up over Healey's weapons crackdown

    State House News Service July 27, 2016

    A letter from Gov. Charlie Baker to Attorney General Maura Healey has added to the debate around so-called copycat guns.

    State House News Service July 27, 2016
  • Bill targeting patent trolls stalls

    State House News Service July 26, 2016

    Two Massachusetts senators are gearing up to fight trolls, but not the kinds of trolls that live under fairy-tale bridges or in online comment sections.

    State House News Service July 26, 2016
  • Baker backs off Airbnb tax

    State House News Service July 26, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker has backed off his stance on taxing short-term rentals.

    State House News Service July 26, 2016
  • Built-Rite Tool leadership looking to transition

    July 26, 2016

    Craig Bovaird, owner of Built-Rite, spoke with the Worcester Business Journal about building a strong reputation, maintaining quality, recruiting for new positions and the senior management team and ownership coming up with a transition plan for the

    July 26, 2016
  • Pay equity bill hits Baker's desk

    State House News Service July 25, 2016

    When Gov. Charlie Baker returns to the State House today, he will have on his desk legislation to ensure that men and women are paid the same for comparable work.

    State House News Service July 25, 2016

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