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Government & Politics

  • Healey: No new taxes or increases being considered in foreseeable future

    Colin A. Young May 1, 2024

    Asked after her speech what timeline she had in mind for her tax pledge, Healey said, "That's how I see it now and for the foreseeable future."

    Colin A. Young May 1, 2024
  • Fitchburg vacant property registration requirement now live

    Eric Casey April 30, 2024

    Owners will have to pay $100 to register their properties, with the annual renewal fee escalating to $250 for the first renewal, $2500 for the second, and $3,500 for the third year and every year after that.

    Eric Casey April 30, 2024
  • More than 350,000 dropped from MassHealth since April 2023

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service April 30, 2024

    On the verge of completing a year-long process to reassess eligibility for every member, the MassHealth public insurance program has now cut more than 350,000 people from its rolls since last April.

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service April 30, 2024
  • Affordable apartments at former Aurora Hotel in Worcester receive $10M for upgrade

    Eric Casey April 29, 2024

    An 85-unit apartment building in downtown Worcester is set to receive $9.6 million in state financing to help fund a $10.8-million renovation.

    Eric Casey April 29, 2024
  • House rejects amendment to enforce family shelter residency requirements

    Alison Kuznitz I Statehouse News Service April 29, 2024

    House Democrats on Friday defeated a Republican bid to restrict migrants' access to the state's overflowing emergency family shelter system, a day after the Legislature shipped a supplemental budget to Gov. Maura Healey that would impose a new nine-

    Alison Kuznitz I Statehouse News Service April 29, 2024
  • MassDevelopment CEO steps down more than two years before contract end date

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service April 29, 2024

    Dan Rivera stepped down from his position as president and CEO of the economic development agency MassDevelopment on Friday, effective immediately, more than two years before his contract was set to expire.

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Barry Maloney

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    As the higher education industry struggles with falling enrollment, Worcester State University is bucking the trend.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Cheryl Eidinger-Taylor

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024

    Despite these hurdles to overcome, Cheryl Eidinger-Taylor has helped turn ERA Key Realty into one of the most important firms in the Central Massachusetts residential real estate scene.

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Eric Batista

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    Eric Batista says managing the second-largest city in New England and its $848 million budget is like managing a busy household.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Parth Chakrabarti

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    Formerly an executive with top biopharmaceutical companies such as Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi Genzyme, and Johnson & Johnson, Parth Chakrabarti has dedicated his life to developing and bringing to market therapies for multiple diseases in

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Chip Norton

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024

    As the largest commercial property owner in Central Massachusetts, Chip Norton plays a key role in keeping the region’s economic engine running.

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Sam Squailia

    Nancy Campbell Updated: April 29, 2024

    Sam Squailia was elected as Fitchburg’s 46th mayor in 2023, the third female to hold the position in the North Central city of about 42,000.

    Nancy Campbell Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Rachel Blessington

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    As outcomes for mothers and newborns worsen, Blessington is striving to revolutionize the way babies are born.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Caroline Frankel

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024

    Caroline Frankel has been breaking down barriers in the legal Massachusetts cannabis industry since its beginning, and her latest breakthrough will make it easier for entrepreneurs and small businesses to find a foothold in an industry.

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Sue Mailman

    Nancy Campbell Updated: April 29, 2024

    Like her well-known father before her, Mailman uses her influence to improve the Greater Worcester community, particularly advocating for women, people of color, and disadvantaged populations.

    Nancy Campbell Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Rachel Monarrez

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    The former superintendent in San Bernardino, California, now brings a vision for creating a more inclusive school district.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

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While shifting cultural norms in the business community have found hiring managers outwardly working toward hiring a more diverse staff, studies in the last few years by organizations like McKinsey & Co. and Regent University found women and people of color are promoted less frequently than their white male counterparts. This produces a dynamic where company leadership at many organizations remains dominated by white males even as the company's employees become more diversified.