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Senate adds plastic bag ban to agriculture bill
May 6, 2016Massachusetts shoppers would be able to buy craft beers and spirits at farmers markets -- but not take those bottles or any other purchases home in a plastic bag -- under a bill approved Thursday by the Senate.
May 6, 2016
April tax plunge creates budget bind, Baker does not plan cuts
May 5, 2016Despite sluggish collections, Gov. Charlie Baker has no plans to impose another round of emergency cuts to keep the state's budget in balance.
May 5, 2016
Lawmakers urged to follow Federal lead on public transit tax incentive
May 4, 2016Transportation advocates on Tuesday pressed lawmakers to adopt a change in state law to make the tax benefits available to workers who drive to work and those who take public transportation more equitable.
May 4, 2016
Energy chief flags need for more natural gas
May 4, 2016In the wake of the suspension of Kinder Morgan's major natural gas pipeline project in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the Baker administration's energy chief on Tuesday stressed that "incremental" increased natural gas capacity continues to be a
May 4, 2016
Mass. employers see mixed signals; remain confident
May 3, 2016Employers in Massachusetts appear to possess a "wait-and-see attitude" about the economy, with mixed economic signals fueling the ambivalence, according to Associated Industries of Massachusetts.
May 3, 2016
House will let Senate act first on transgender bill
May 3, 2016With two different versions of the transgender bill moving through committee, the Senate will be the first to act on the bill.
May 3, 2016
Panel takes step toward new model for health care delivery
May 3, 2016New standards could be a small but significant step in transforming the health care system in Massachusetts.
May 3, 2016
House leaders confident about redrafted transgender bill
May 2, 2016A bill designed to protect transgender individuals from harassment and give businesses clear guidance to implement the proposal is moving towards a vote.
May 2, 2016
Hydropower getting support despite reservations over cost
May 2, 2016A new policy brief from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce describes hydropower as featuring energy reliability and environmental impact "strengths" with "less clear" impacts on costs for ratepayers.
May 2, 2016
Senate seeks more time on drug pricing disclosure bill
May 2, 2016The decision on a bill hat would require pharmaceutical companies to disclose elements of their pricing practices could be pushed to June.
May 2, 2016
Mass. economy accelerated amid U.S. slowdown
April 29, 2016U.S. gross domestic product barely rose in the first quarter, sharply declining from growth rates over the last two years, but local officials said state economic growth picked up.
April 29, 2016
Tobacco age to rise to 21 under Senate-approved bill
April 29, 2016The Massachusetts Senate voted 32 to 2 on Thursday to raise the state's tobacco purchasing age from 18 to 21.
April 29, 2016
Central Mass. companies to add 123 jobs; get $1.8M in tax incentives
April 28, 2016Central Massachusetts companies from Worcester to Milford and over to Framingham have pledged to grow their businesses by more than 120 jobs in exchange for $1.845 million in tax incentives from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC).
April 28, 2016
Retailers: Senate smoking bill would cost jobs
April 28, 2016If Massachusetts raises the legal purchasing age to 21, cigarettes and tobacco products will remain "readily available" to those who wish to possess them, but store owners will lose business and possibly shed jobs, according to retailers.
April 28, 2016
BU adjunct faculty deal framed as model for other universities
April 28, 2016Adjunct faculty members at Boston University early Thursday morning agreed to a tentative contract settlement with the university administration about two months after voting to unionize, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 509
April 28, 2016
Ceremony set to remember 65 who died while working in 2015
April 28, 2016A ceremony is planned for noon Thursday outside the State House to remember those who died or were injured while working in 2015, and to call for changes aimed at creating safer conditions on job sites.
April 28, 2016
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