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Government & Politics
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HPC pressing for healthcare cost control overhaul
September 14, 2023Health care spending in Massachusetts is "moving in the wrong direction" 11 years after enactment of a landmark cost-containment law, and regulators will make another pass at convincing lawmakers to support a new approach, a top state official said
September 14, 2023-
State captures $80M for 11 highway projects, three in Central Mass.
September 13, 2023Massachusetts snagged an additional $80 million in Federal Highway Administration money, the Healey administration announced, as part of a redistribution of funds that occurs annually.
September 13, 2023 
New spending bill on its way from Healey
September 13, 2023Gov. Maura Healey will file her plan to close the books on fiscal year 2023 -- and address a tax revenue shortfall previously forecast to be tens of millions of dollars -- in the "next day or two," her budget chief said Tuesday.
September 13, 2023
Worcester City Council votes to decertify Unum building tax break
September 13, 2023The Worcester City Council voted unanimously to decertify the 15-year property tax break extended to the Unum Group due to its failure to maintain the required levels of employment related to the office tower at 1 Mercantile St. in Worcester.
September 13, 2023-
Landscape shifting again around stalled tax relief talks
September 12, 2023Lawmakers have given no indication they are any closer to compromise on the tax relief they promised more than a year ago, and they continue to be buffeted by competing affordability crosswinds.
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Worcester eyes decertification of Unum’s tax break on downtown building
September 11, 2023The Worcester City Council may soon move to decertify a portion of the $1.4-million property tax break given to The Unum Group.
September 11, 2023 
Healey joins families in solemn 9/11 ceremony
September 11, 2023Diane Hunt's voice broke as she read the name of her deceased son during a memorial ceremony on the State House steps early Monday morning marking the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.
September 11, 2023-
Report: State needs to do more to maximize federal money
September 8, 2023Massachusetts could secure up to $17 billion in federal infrastructure spending through three federal laws set to deploy a total $751 billion across the country, but only if it puts more of its own money on the line, according to a new report.
September 8, 2023 
No definitive plans as CCC chief focuses on job, leave
September 7, 2023As executive director of the Cannabis Control Commission, Shawn Collins is in the driver's seat of a newly empowered regulatory agency, one that oversees an industry that's still finding its footing and provides regulators with a parade of heady i
September 7, 2023
Rent control supporters lifted by AG's ruling
September 7, 2023Moments after his pitch to revive rent control in November 2024 cleared a key procedural hurdle, Rep. Mike Connolly told an elevator crammed with reporters Wednesday that he was "incredibly grateful" to Attorney General Andrea Campbell for
September 7, 2023-
Early fiscal 2024 tax collections trailing benchmarks
September 7, 2023State tax collectors raked in $2.429 billion in August, a 6.6 percent drop from last August that leaves the state short of both its monthly and year-to-date expectations.
September 7, 2023 
Westborough firm raises more than $1B in financing and grants to build Kentucky factory
September 6, 2023Ascend Elements raised more than $1 billion in the past year to build a new factory.
September 6, 2023
Bond bill shaping up as next housing battleground
September 6, 2023It's now eight months into Gov. Maura Healey's administration and the wait continues for major proposals from the Corner Office to address perhaps the governor's signature issue: housing affordability and production.
September 6, 2023
Untapped abilities: People with intellectual and developmental disabilities must overcome barriers to enter the workforce
Updated: September 4, 2023People with intellectual and developmental disabilities are often unnecessarily left out of the workforce because of barriers they face, including those imposed by the federal government.
Updated: September 4, 2023
State climate grant will fund Indigenous land reclamation, conservation
September 1, 2023Pressured to leave what was their homeland in Stockbridge as settlers moved west and divvied up land in the late 1700s, the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans was awarded more than $2 million from the state Wednesday to reclaim 351 acres of their
September 1, 2023
Second wind developer moves to terminate its contracts
September 1, 2023Another offshore wind developer took a major step Tuesday toward scrapping its initial plans for an installation in waters off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.
September 1, 2023
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