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Mass. unemployment fell slightly in January
March 8, 2024The unemployment rate in Massachusetts fell in January, with large job gains in the professional, scientific and business services sector.
March 8, 2024
Central Mass. organizations slated for $23M in federal money to support 20 projects
March 8, 2024Clark University, the Leominster East Side Community Center, and the MetroWest YMCA Regional Early Learning Center are among the 20 Central Massachusetts entities slated to benefit from $23.08 million in federal funding pending final approval by the
March 8, 2024
School groups raise alarm, saying funding increases aren't keeping pace with inflation
March 8, 2024Despite injections of aid, school budgets haven't been able to keep up with inflation, the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents and Massachusetts Association of School Committees told lawmakers at a recent budget hearing.
March 8, 2024
Saint Vincent Hospital not meeting standards of care, accrediting agency says
March 7, 2024As state regulators investigate nurses’ claims of unsafe conditions at Saint Vincent Hospital, a national accrediting agency has found the Worcester healthcare provider is not compliant with industry standards.
March 7, 2024
Justice reform progress imperiled, advocates say
March 7, 2024Criminal justice reform activists joined a handful of state lawmakers Wednesday to fight against Gov. Maura Healey's budget pitch to slash funding for some reentry programs, arguing the cuts would unravel the success of a landmark 2018 law.
March 7, 2024
Worcester health board backs injection site pilot
March 7, 2024The second largest city in Massachusetts has taken the first step towards supporting overdose prevention centers, sometimes referred to as safe injection sites, where people can use drugs under medical supervision.
March 7, 2024
Demand for dementia care outpacing demand
March 7, 2024Encouraged by federal approval of two new drugs to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease and a third treatment in the pipeline, advocates called Wednesday for an overhaul of the health care infrastructure in Massachusetts to keep up with the
March 7, 2024
Mass. legislators agree to $245M more for shelters
March 7, 2024House Democrats voted Wednesday to steer another $245 million toward the overwhelmed emergency family shelter system while capping how long people can receive its services, along the way rejecting a Republican proposal to limit program eligibility.
March 7, 2024
State sees longest streak of below-benchmark tax revenues in more than two decades
March 6, 2024The last time tax collections came in at or above the administration's monthly benchmark was June 2023, nine months ago.
March 6, 2024
Central Mass. businesses receive $600K boost from state manufacturing accelerator
March 5, 2024Central Massachusetts businesses in Worcester, Natick, and Hudson are among those benefiting from a Gov. Maura Healey Administration grant injecting $3.14 million into the state’s manufacturing industry.
March 5, 2024
Cannabis regulators consider allowing dispensaries to sell lottery tickets, other non-cannabis products
March 5, 2024State law and the CCC's regulations neither explicitly allow nor prohibit licensed marijuana stores from selling Lottery tickets. But the CCC has, by policy, limited the non-marijuana items its retailers can sell to marijuana accessories like pipes
March 5, 2024
Worcester property investor flips Lancaster Street apartment building for $150K profit four months after purchase
March 4, 2024A prominent Worcester property investor has sold a Lancaster Street apartment for $1.01 million, just months after buying the building for $860,000.
March 4, 2024
Interfaith group joins push to address housing crisis
March 4, 2024"We are aware that our state faces urgent budget and shelter crises," the 117 clergy members who signed the letter said, acknowledging that lawmakers have little wiggle room when it comes to budget decisions lately.
March 4, 2024
Healey, education secretary oppose MTA efforts to remove MCAS graduation requirement
March 4, 2024Tutwiler said the field is already flooded with "misinformation" about the proposal, stressing that it would not eliminate the MCAS altogether but would instead decouple results from high school graduation requirements.
March 4, 2024
Business Leaders of the Year: Youngblood uses his marijuana business to drive social change
Updated: March 4, 2024In his own words, Ulysses Youngblood is relentless and obsessed. And those qualities have paid off for the entrepreneur. Just off Kelley Square, on a quiet street in Worcester's Green Island neighborhood, sits the fruits of years of his labor: Major
Updated: March 4, 2024
Q&A: Agency on Aging leader named 2024 national presidential scholar
Updated: March 4, 2024In January, Dixon was named a 2024 presidential scholar, among 60 nationwide to participate in the ninth class of the leadership program collectively put on by the presidential centers for Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George Bush, and
Updated: March 4, 2024
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