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Government & Politics

  • Healey chooses former LIRR president as MBTA general manager

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service March 27, 2023

    Phillip Eng, the former president of the Long Island Rail Road, will become the next top leader at the MBTA as Gov. Maura Healey's administration sets out to put the ailing transit agency on firmer footing.

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service March 27, 2023
  • Warren declares bid for third U.S. Senate term

    Michael P. Norton | State House News Service March 27, 2023

    After running for president early in her second term, Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday declared she will seek a third term in the U.S. Senate in 2024.

    Michael P. Norton | State House News Service March 27, 2023
  • Assumption officially inaugurates Weiner as first Jewish president of U.S. Catholic university

    Isabel Tehan March 24, 2023

    Nearly one year after he assumed the role in interim and five months after being officially appointed to the position, Greg Weiner was inaugurated as Assumption University’s 17th president on Thursday.

    Isabel Tehan March 24, 2023
  • MBTA says $31M needed to offer low-fare option

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service March 24, 2023

    MBTA officials estimated Thursday it would need at least a year and about $5 million to get a widespread low-income fare option off the ground, plus tens of millions of dollars per year to cover its recurring costs.

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service March 24, 2023
  • Jamaican producer to take over as City of Worcester cultural development officer

    Isabel Tehan March 24, 2023

    Jamaican film producer and theater manager Fabian Barracks will take over as the cultural development officer in Worcester on Monday.

    Isabel Tehan March 24, 2023
  • Southborough firm lands $2M contract with Navy for advanced spectrometers

    Kevin Koczwara March 23, 2023

    Block MEMS, LLC received a $2.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop and supply advanced spectrometers for the Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division. 

    Kevin Koczwara March 23, 2023
  • Mass. effort to mandate biomarker coverage to help cancer treatment may encounter resistance

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service March 23, 2023

    A new bill aims to broaden access to a medical advancement that allows for more targeted and precise cancer treatment, but the legislation could encounter opposition from the insurance industry, which opposes coverage mandates.

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service March 23, 2023
  • Cities and towns say more funding is needed to repair roads

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service March 23, 2023

    City and town leaders are thankful that lawmakers tacked another $150 million onto a road and bridge maintenance funding bill the House plans to approve Thursday, but they still want the Legislature to authorize more funding specifically for the

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service March 23, 2023
  • State warns pharmacies to stock up on abortion pills

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service March 23, 2023

    The Healey Administration warned pharmacies across Massachusetts on Wednesday: keep reproductive health medications, including a drug approved to end a pregnancy in early stages, in stock or face state investigation.

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service March 23, 2023
  • Worcester, Dudley nonprofits granted $600K to improve elder care at home

    Isabel Tehan March 22, 2023

    Two Central Massachusetts nonprofits and their partner hospitals will receive 20% of the $3 million in grants awarded by the Gov. Maura Healey Administration to aging services access points across Massachusetts.

    Isabel Tehan March 22, 2023
  • GrubHub overcharged fees to Mass. restaurants

    Kevin Koczwara March 22, 2023

    Suffolk County Superior Court has ruled food delivery service platform Grubhub Holdings Inc. illegally overcharged fees to Massachusetts restaurants, which was in violation of the state’s statutory fee cap implemented during the COVID-19 public

    Kevin Koczwara March 22, 2023
  • Department of Transitional Assistance battling public benefit thieves

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service March 22, 2023

    Facing a "substantial increase" in people being robbed of their public benefits by fraudsters and scammers, Acting Commissioner Mary Sheehan asked lawmakers Tuesday to support a proposal in Gov.

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service March 22, 2023
  • Rail supporters demand state extend services west of Worcester

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service March 22, 2023

    The MBTA's commuter rail network only goes as far as Worcester. Amtrak offers passenger rail service to points further west, but on its current schedule, just one train per day -- the Lake Shore Limited bound for Chicago -- travels nonstop from

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service March 22, 2023
  • Eviction prevention policy set to expire March 31

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service March 21, 2023

    More than one hundred organizations endorsed a call Monday for lawmakers to extend a pandemic-era eviction prevention policy, warning that the looming March 31 expiration will displace Bay Staters and stymie other efforts to keep people in their

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service March 21, 2023
  • Healey adds $734M to expanding spending agenda

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service March 20, 2023

    Gov. Maura Healey has now proposed over $56.5 billion in state spending since taking office, adding a $734 million supplemental budget request to her agenda on Friday.

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service March 20, 2023
  • Banking sector rattled by another emergency rescue

    Michael Norton | State House News Service March 20, 2023

    The banking sector was roiled Sunday by another emergency rescue.

    Michael Norton | State House News Service March 20, 2023

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As housing prices spike, do you raise your employees' compensation to ensure they can afford to live in Central Mass.?
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In June, the median single-family home price in Worcester County rose by 2.6% to $513,000 while the median home price in Middlesex County climbed by 2.2% to a $905,000. Despite the price increases, the counties saw 10.8% and a 6.2% increases in transactions over the year from June 2024. 

Despite the increase in sales, Massachusetts is experiencing an unhealthy house-price-to-income ratio, with the typical home in Massachusetts costing six times the average annual household income, according to The Boston Globe.