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Government & Politics
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Lauren Jones tapped for labor secretary post
January 12, 2023Lauren Jones, a Massachusetts Business Roundtable official who at one point worked as communications director for the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, was announced Wednesday as Gov. Maura Healey's pick to lead that secretariat.
January 12, 2023
Healey sees economic gains in shift from fossil fuels
January 11, 2023After making affordability a major theme of her campaign, Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday that her administration's focus on clean energy and combatting climate change goes hand-in-hand with helping Bay Staters deal with rising costs of living.
January 11, 2023
Hardwick votes down racetrack
January 9, 2023The voters in Hardwick on Saturday decided they don’t want a racetrack. According to the town’s unofficial tally from Saturday’s special election, 830 people voted against the special permit for the race track, outnumbering the 312 yes votes in
January 9, 2023-
Fate of horse track, farming program hinges on Hardwick vote Saturday
January 6, 2023What to do with Great Meadowbrook Farm?
January 6, 2023 
Heywood, UMass Memorial cancel planned merger
January 6, 2023Months after Heywood Healthcare, one of the few Central Massachusetts independent community healthcare systems, entered formal non-binding discussions to affiliate with UMass Memorial Health of Worcester, the merger has been called off.
January 6, 2023
Aspen Dental to pay $3.5M settlement over claims of deceptive advertising
January 6, 2023The settlement resolves claims that Aspen Dental used a series of bait-and-switch tactics on thousands of Massachusetts consumers, according to a Thursday release from the attorney general.
January 6, 2023
Governor Healey sworn in, outlines policy pledges
January 5, 2023Maura Healey took the oath of office as the 73rd governor of Massachusetts at 12:32 p.m. Thursday, ascending to the state's top job after two terms as attorney general and pledging to tackle challenges like housing, cost of living, transportation
January 5, 2023
Healey names acting HHS secretary while search continues
January 5, 2023After naming two of her Cabinet secretaries Wednesday morning, Gov.-elect Maura Healey made another dent in her hiring Wednesday afternoon with the appointment of an acting secretary of health and human services and the announcement of a series of
January 5, 2023
Healey adds Hao, Snyder to developing cabinet
January 5, 2023One day before she is to be sworn into office, Gov.-elect Maura Healey continued to flesh out her Cabinet by naming her secretaries of economic development and of technology services and security, but major administration roles remain unfilled by
January 5, 2023
Main South ambassador program avoids layoffs, funded under larger empowerment initiative
January 5, 2023The Main South Community Development Corporation in Worcester has received a $350,000 Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development for the Main South Empowerment Project.
January 5, 2023
Worcester State, QCC awarded $1.6M to enhance nursing programs
January 4, 2023Worcester State University and Quinsigamond Community College will split grants totaling $1.6 million intended to build nursing talent and create career pathways in Central Massachusetts.
January 4, 2023
Table Talk Lofts receives $20M for Canal District affordable housing
January 4, 2023A Canal District development bringing 83 units of affordable housing to the former manufacturing site of Table Talk Pies will receive $19.6 million from a tax-exempt bond issued by state agency MassDevelopment.
January 4, 2023
LIFT, Open Sky, SMOC receive funding to build at-risk housing
January 4, 2023Three Central Massachusetts organizations were among six statewide to be awarded $9 million total by the state Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
January 4, 2023
Central Mass. splitting $1.6M for Green Community projects
January 4, 2023Sixteen Central Massachusetts received nearly $1.6 million total in Green Community Grants from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources for energy efficiency and clean energy projects.
January 4, 2023-
Lawmakers push bills to Baker's desk for last day
January 4, 2023Over the course of 13 hour-sessions to close out the 2021-2022 lawmaking term, the House and Senate worked together to pile more than five dozen bills on Baker's desk.
January 4, 2023 
After two terms, Baker delivers proper goodbye
January 4, 2023The day before he departs from the seat of a government that he began leaving a mark on more than three decades ago, Gov. Charlie Baker thanked the people of Massachusetts for their generosity, which he called "the foundation on which we can
January 4, 2023
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