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Government & Politics
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Q&A: Fred Taylor strives for progress
Updated: September 19, 2022In both of his roles, Fred Taylor seeks to improve the lives of people in Worcester.
Updated: September 19, 2022
Mass. has expanded abortion access, but care barriers and legal issues remain
Updated: September 19, 2022Reproductive rights advocates in Massachusetts were devastated, but not surprised, when the U.S. Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade in June.
Updated: September 19, 2022
Student workers at WPI and Clark aim to improve their financial positions through unionization efforts
Updated: September 19, 2022The Clark graduate student union is part of a nationwide effort made possible by the President Joe Biden Administration’s decision to allow graduate students at private universities to unionize.
Updated: September 19, 2022
Greater Worcester's rising homelessness level is creating physical and mental health challenges
Updated: September 19, 2022While demand for affordable housing outstrips available units and rents continue to rise, homelessness rates in Central Massachusetts are skyrocketing.
Updated: September 19, 2022
Lawmakers closer to revisiting economic development bill
September 16, 2022Lawmakers moved closer to reviving a stalled economic development bill they shelved two and a half months ago now that Auditor Suzanne Bump on Thursday certified that Massachusetts must return nearly $3 billion to taxpayers.
September 16, 2022
Hospitality jobs continue gains as Mass. unemployment rate rose to 3.6% in August
September 16, 2022Hospitality jobs continue gains as Mass. unemployment rate rose to 3.6% in August
September 16, 2022
QCC receives $160K for culinary training for previously incarcerated people
September 14, 2022As restaurants face worker shortages, Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester has received $160,000 from the state’s Re-Entry Workforce Development Demonstration Program to train former inmates of the Worcester County Jail & House of
September 14, 2022
MassDevelopment names interim leader in Devens following departure
September 14, 2022Jessica Strunkin, executive vice president at MassDevelopment and the leader of its Devens mixed-use community, has left her position, leaving the state agency to find a new de facto town manager.
September 14, 2022-
LGBTQ activist flags discrimination in nursing homes
September 13, 2022A longtime activist appeared at the LGBTQ Commission on Aging's quarterly meeting Tuesday to advocate for an addendum to state nursing home quality assessments focused on the treatment of elderly LGBTQ+ residents in long-term care facilities.
September 13, 2022 
Clark graduate student union votes to authorize strike
September 13, 2022The Clark University Graduate Workers United union, supported by the Teamsters Local 170 of Worcester, voted overwhelmingly on Monday to authorize the union to call a strike in its negotiations with the administration at Clark University in
September 13, 2022
Skilled nursing company with CMass locations resolves discrimination allegations
September 12, 2022Next Step operates The Hermitage Healthcare in Worcester, Fitchburg Healthcare, and Westborough Healthcare.
September 12, 2022
Former Worcester investment adviser pleads guilty to stealing $3M from clients
September 9, 2022James Kenneth Couture, of Sutton, pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges related to $2.8 million in stolen funds from his six clients over 11 years.
September 9, 2022
Small business organizations are narrowing the financing gap for entrepreneurs of color
Updated: September 5, 2022when entrepreneurs of color turn to banks and other investors, research shows they’re often given less consideration than white founders.
Updated: September 5, 2022
As Worcester prepares to publicize its racial equity audits, top leadership hopes to improve structural supports
Updated: September 5, 2022The City of Worcester has been without a chief diversity officer for nearly six months now, since Stephanie Williams resigned in March.
Updated: September 5, 2022
The Massachusetts CROWN Act normalizes racially and culturally diverse appearances in the workplace
Updated: September 5, 2022On July 26, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed this same CROWN Act into law to prohibit discrimination against employees, students, and other individuals based on their natural or protective hairstyle.
Updated: September 5, 2022
Surtax backers point to poor bridge conditions
September 1, 2022Do you know where the nearest structurally deficient bridge is? As of two years ago, the average Massachusetts resident didn't have to travel far to find a span that, while not inherently unsafe, was at a greater risk of structural failure -- just 1
September 1, 2022
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