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Baker offers plan to cap sick leave accrual
May 25, 2016Charlie Baker on Wednesday unveiled legislation to cap sick leave accrual at no more than 1,000 hours, or six months of work.
May 25, 2016
Senate preserves funding cut for public health labs
May 25, 2016The Senate rejected an amendment sponsored by that would have boosted funding for state laboratories by nearly $1.2 million, to about $13.5 million.
May 25, 2016
Thirst for spending reflected in senate budget amendments
May 24, 2016Massachusetts senators are exhibiting a strong appetite for spending, filing budget amendments with a total cost of more than $4.1 billion.
May 24, 2016
House energy bill gets mixed review
May 24, 2016The long-awaited House energy bill met significant push back Monday over its limited scope.
May 24, 2016
Suspended pipeline project 'officially dead'
May 24, 2016After suspending work in April, Kinder Morgan has fully pulled the plug on its controversial Northeast Energy Direct natural gas pipeline project.
May 24, 2016
Emissions work needed "across every sector"
May 23, 2016The Baker administration is still a long way from developing the type of emissions reduction regulations that would meet the mandate handed down last week by the state's highest court.
May 23, 2016
Senate packs on 1,167 budget amendments
May 23, 2016In a little over 48 hours last week, 39 senators filed 1,167 amendments to the $39.497 billion fiscal 2017 budget produced by the 18-member Senate Ways and Means Committee.
May 23, 2016
Harrington meets demand for behavior, substance treatment
May 23, 2016Harrington his working to expand access to care and patient follow-up among other areas as it battles substance abuse disorder.
May 23, 2016
Paid leave to cost $159 per employee, study estimates
May 20, 2016A UMass Boston analysis of the paid family and medical leave act being discussed at the state level is estimating that it would cost employers approximately $159 per employee each year to implement.
May 20, 2016
Worcester to Boston nonstop train starts Monday
May 20, 2016Organizations on the state and local levels are drumming up excitement for a nonstop train from Worcester to Boston that is scheduled to make its first trip on Monday.
May 20, 2016
Mass. added 13,900 jobs in April
May 19, 2016Massachusetts employers added 13,900 jobs in April and the state's jobless rate dropped two ticks to 4.2 percent, state officials reported Thursday morning.
May 19, 2016
Study calls for 'vigorous debate' about UMass trends
May 19, 2016Rapid growth in enrollment and capital spending at the University of Massachusetts may be coming at the expense of the system's mission of serving in-state students.
May 19, 2016
State economy on 'precarious footing'
May 19, 2016While economic indicators are generally positive for the state, the latest report from MassBenchmarks said that the state is in a precarious position because of the uncertain outlook of the global economy and a recent slowdown in U.S. economic
May 19, 2016
Mass. lawmakers advance millionaires tax
May 19, 2016Massachusetts lawmakers voted 135-57 Wednesday to advance a constitutional amendment designed to generate $1.9 billion for education and transportation by assessing a new 4 percent surtax on households with incomes above $1 million.
May 19, 2016New Mass. environmental regulations needed under court ruling
May 18, 2016A unanimous Supreme Judicial Court ruling handed down on Tuesday affirms the state's obligations under a 2008 global warming law and orders state government to create and implement regulations that apply to multiple carbon sources to meet its
May 18, 2016
State budget bill draws mixed reaction
May 18, 2016The Senate's budget chief has touted areas of increased investment, but offered little detail about how her committee kept overall spending in check.
May 18, 2016
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