Processing Your Payment
Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a few moments.
Government & Politics
-
After two years, Worcester city manager seeks to dissolve Polar Park commission
July 17, 2023Worcester City Manager Eric Batista proposed to delete the Worcester Ballpark Commission and place Polar Park under the purview of the City’s Department of Public Facilities, according to the Worcester City Council agenda for Tuesday’s meeting.
July 17, 2023
Families remind Beacon Hill of child care struggles
July 17, 2023Children and parents swarmed around the Grand Staircase Thursday to rally for passage of an early education package they said would bolster affordability and access, address pay and benefits for early ed staff, and represent a "new, stable source of
July 17, 2023
Lawmakers cautioned about biases in AI systems
July 17, 2023Technology's new frontiers present unique regulatory challenges for government systems that often lag behind the rates of change in fast-developing tech sectors.
July 17, 2023
House adds housing production measure to spending bill
July 14, 2023The House came around on the idea of expanding a tax credit program designed to encourage much-needed housing production, just not in the legislative vehicle that Gov. Maura Healey and the Senate originally envisioned.
July 14, 2023
Retailers association says franchises could help long-vacant storefronts
July 13, 2023The Retailers Association of Massachusetts is preparing for a majority of its members to either retire or sell their small businesses in the next decade, and the trade group's president said Wednesday that local franchise operations are going to be
July 13, 2023
Mass. Democrats unveil $700M spending plan
July 13, 2023House Democrats rolled out a major new spending initiative Wednesday, outlining a $693 million supplemental budget packed with funding for hospitals, collective bargaining agreements, special education and workers in the state's safety net system.
July 13, 2023
Heavy rains damage Western Mass. crops
July 12, 2023Having been pummeled by rainfall in recent days, residents of Franklin County were dealing Tuesday with flooded basements, washed out driveways, roads that have basically turned into rivers and the loss of entire farms' worth of crops.
July 12, 2023
MassDevelopment expands clean energy financing program to include new construction
July 12, 2023MassDevelopment has expanded its Property Assessed Clean Energy Massachusetts program, once available only to existing buildings, to include new construction projects.
July 12, 2023
Saint-Gobain redevelopment receives $2M EPA cleanup funding
July 10, 2023The U.S. EPA awarded $2 million to the Worcester Business Development Corp.’s nonprofit arm, New Garden Park, for environmental cleanup at a site formerly owned by manufacturer Saint-Gobain slated for redevelopment.
July 10, 2023-
Ballot question eyed by psychedelics legalization supporters
July 10, 2023A group calling itself the Massachusetts for Mental Health Options committee filed paperwork with state campaign finance regulators signaling plans to pursue a ballot question that could decriminalize psychedelics.
July 10, 2023 -
Lawmakers renew push for translated nursing assistant exams
July 7, 2023Aspiring nurse aides should be allowed to take the certification exam in languages other than English, lawmakers and advocates said Thursday as they sought to revive support for a measure that died at the legislative finish line last year.
July 7, 2023 
City of Worcester launches pilot crisis response program
July 6, 2023The City of Worcester is launching a pilot program to test a new crisis response model for emergencies involving mental health and substance abuse components.
July 6, 2023
Advocates continue to push for Leominster maternity ward to remain open
July 5, 2023Following a May announcement that UMass Memorial Health will shutter its maternity ward at the HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, Leominster Campus, community advocates continue to push for services to remain in place.
July 5, 2023
New dashboard tracks electric vehicle rollout in Mass.
July 5, 2023The state Department of Transportation launched an interactive online dashboard compiling data about passenger vehicles registered in Massachusetts, including whether they run on fossil fuels, electricity or a hybrid power source.
July 5, 2023
Healey wants state to award $36M in contracts to LGBTQ, disability businesses
June 30, 2023State agencies should aim to spend $18 million with LGBT-owned businesses and $18 million with disability-owned businesses in the new fiscal year that starts Saturday, Gov. Maura Healey announced on the final day of Pride Month.
June 30, 2023
Supreme Court restricts race-based college admissions
June 30, 2023The nation's highest court on Thursday declared that two major colleges violated the Constitution by considering a student's race as a factor in admissions, a landmark decision that sent shockwaves through the higher education industry and generated
June 30, 2023
WBJ Web partners
Most Recent
