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Senate budget chief hesitant to support Healey's plan to plug shelter funding gap
January 4, 2024Senate budget chief Michael Rodrigues didn't jump on board Wednesday with Gov. Maura Healey's proposal to drain $700 million in one-time funds to cover expenses related to the state's overflowing emergency shelter system.
January 4, 2024
Shrewsbury apartment project receives $49M in MassHousing financing, low-income tax credits
January 4, 2024MassHousing will provide approximately $21 million in financing to support the development of The Pointe at Hill Farms, a new 93-unit apartment complex in Shrewsbury
January 4, 2024
First Vineyard Wind turbine begins to provide power
January 3, 2024After years of fits and starts, energy generated by offshore wind was delivered onto the grid that powers Massachusetts late Tuesday night.
January 3, 2024
Community organizations baffled by delay in state funding
January 3, 2024While the Legislature voted in October to restore millions of dollars that Gov. Maura Healey vetoed, leaders of four organizations say the funds have yet to start flowing or be committed through contracts with the state.
January 3, 2024-
Vineyard wind farm still not creating power, one turbine operational
January 2, 2024The calendar flipped to 2024 on Monday, but Massachusetts still has not gotten any power from the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm, the second time the project has failed to meet the "first power" target set by top officials.
January 2, 2024 
State committee suggests ramping up of borrowing
December 29, 2023Construction costs have escalated so quickly over the last two fiscal years that the purchasing power of the state's capital investment plan has been "significantly eroded," a panel of state finance experts said this month.
December 29, 2023
USDA data shows Mass. food insecurity up nearly 50% since 2021
December 29, 2023Between 2021 and 2023, the number of Massachusetts residents living in food insecure households increased by close to 50 percent, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
December 29, 2023
Central Mass. gas prices drop further despite holiday travel, Middle East tensions
December 28, 2023The average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline on Thursday in Worcester sits at $3.19, lower than the statewide average of $3.23 and lower than this time last year, where the price in Worcester stood at $3.37.
December 28, 2023
Credit analyst gives state AA+ rating ahead of bond sale
December 28, 2023A leading credit evaluation agency shared some of its view of Massachusetts's financial picture this week as it blessed early 2024 bond sales with its second-highest rating.
December 28, 2023
Ongoing second investigation clouds timeline for O'Brien suspension hearing
December 28, 2023A judge late last week cleared the way for Treasurer Deborah Goldberg to hold a hearing on the potential termination of Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O'Brien, but the scheduling of that meeting is now tied to an open investigation that O
December 28, 2023
UMass Chan granted $4M to study asthma medication adherence
December 27, 2023Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester are studying the role school nurses play in helping with daily medication adherence among children with asthma.
December 27, 2023
Worcester area unemployment rate increases slightly, region still on track for 2023 job growth
December 27, 2023The total number of unemployed workers in the Greater Worcester metropolitan area rose slightly in November.
December 27, 2023
Talks with feds over Baker administration financial error drag on as state budget concerns mount
December 27, 2023More than six months after auditors discovered the Baker administration mistakenly used federal funds to pay jobless benefits during the COVID-19 emergency instead of the state's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, there's still no clarity on whether
December 27, 2023
State panel advance bills on cybersecurity rules, disaster relief, food security
December 27, 2023Regulating artificial intelligence, creating an agricultural disaster relief fund and boosting food security emerged as areas of focus that lawmakers could tackle in 2024 following a batch of committee votes.
December 27, 2023
State at risk of missing monthly tax benchmark for 6th consecutive month
December 27, 2023December is a "significant month" for state tax collections, but receipts through the month's halfway point trailed last December's pace by more than 8 percent.
December 27, 2023
Mass. unemployment rate saw slight increase in November
December 26, 2023For the second consecutive month, Massachusetts unemployment numbers saw a slight increase.
December 26, 2023
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