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Study ranks Worcester in the top 20 most expensive places to raise children
August 7, 2023The Worcester metropolitan area ranked 16th nationally in a 2023 SmartAsset study of the most expensive places to raise a child.
August 7, 2023
Healey signs $375M transportation bill
August 7, 2023The infusion of hundreds of millions of dollars into roads and bridges throughout the commonwealth will spur the creation of "good jobs" and economic growth, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said during an infrastructure funding bill signing ceremony Friday.
August 7, 2023
July tax collections rise 11% over July 2022
August 4, 2023The final accounting of fiscal year 2023 is not yet done, but the Department of Revenue started fiscal year 2024 off in July by collecting $2.67 billion in tax revenue, $264 million or 11% more than was collected in July 2022.
August 4, 2023
Possible 2024 ballot questions may address driver rights and rent control
August 3, 2023Efforts to subject the Legislature to outside scrutiny, reform the role of standardized MCAS tests, allow cities and towns to regulate rent levels, and reshape rights and benefits for on-demand drivers took steps Wednesday toward potentially being
August 3, 2023
USDA makes federal help available to Mass. farmers
August 2, 2023Bay State farmers whose crops were destroyed in recent floods can now apply for low-interest loans and refinance existing loans, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture designated parts of the state primary natural disaster areas on Tuesday.
August 2, 2023-
Raise Up not taking minimum wage hike to 2024 ballot
August 2, 2023Supporters of a minimum wage increase have opted not to pursue a ballot question in 2024.
August 2, 2023 
Legislature reviving program to prevent evictions
August 1, 2023A pandemic-era program that paused roughly 10,000 eviction cases while tenants sought financial aid could return as a permanent tool if Gov. Maura Healey joins lawmakers in support.
August 1, 2023-
Beacon Hill leaves seniors, families, renters waiting for tax relief
August 1, 2023While the bills were intertwined, a breakthrough on an overdue annual state budget on Sunday did not coincide with a pact on a tax relief bill, whose contents have now been debated across parts of three fiscal years and two governors.
August 1, 2023 
Tax relief waits as Mass. negotiators file $56B budget accord
July 31, 2023Legislative negotiators filed a compromise $56.2 billion annual state budget Sunday night, packing major education, transportation and health care policy measures and spending into an overdue fiscal 2024 accord that is expected to win House and
July 31, 2023
Cannabis Control Commission leader stepping down, amid vacancies and turmoil
July 28, 2023The executive director of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, Shawn Collins, will vacate his role by the end of the year, exacerbating problems at the already under-fire state agency based in Worcester.
July 28, 2023-
Legislature passes new temporary budget to keep government running
July 28, 2023Gov. Maura Healey bought top legislative Democrats up to another month to reach a long-overdue budget deal Thursday when she handed them a get-out-of-missed-deadline-free card, but it's not clear if they will actually take full advantage of it.
July 28, 2023 
Eng brings MBTA reinforcements in from New York
July 28, 2023Facing a long list of needed safety, service and reliability improvements, the MBTA mined additional leadership from the same place it found its current top official: New York.
July 28, 2023
Rent regulation views vary depending on how questions are asked
July 28, 2023People who are in favor of rent control would waver in their support of the policy shift depending on how different phrases appear in a potential ballot question, according to a poll released Thursday that focused on a range of issues confronting
July 28, 2023
Domestic visitors fuel rebound in tourism spending
July 27, 2023International tourists to Massachusetts spent only about half as much money here in 2022 than they did before the pandemic, but a boost in spending among visitors from other parts of this country helped push the economic impact of the state's travel
July 27, 2023
Bill seeks domestic violence training for personal care workers
July 27, 2023Hairdressers and other personal care workers would be required to attend one hour of standardized domestic violence and sexual assault awareness training as they seek to obtain or renew their license, under pending legislation.
July 27, 2023
Senate approves $513M spending bill
July 27, 2023The Senate passed a $513 million spending bill on Wednesday afternoon, adding to the growing pile of legislation caught in the crossfire of a seemingly widening divide between Democratic legislative leaders.
July 27, 2023
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