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Government & Politics

  • Q&A: Webster First's CEO on adjusting to a high interest-rate economy

    Brad Kane Updated: August 22, 2022

    Michael Lussier has led Webster First Federal Credit Union as CEO since 1990, having first started there in 1987 as chief financial officer. 

    Brad Kane Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Hana Lasell

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: August 22, 2022

    Lasell is one of the powerful figures in Central Mass. blazing a trail for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and she’s doing so with a uniquely artistic flair.

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Ashling Rowen

    Laura Finaldi Updated: August 22, 2022

    Four days after she opened Infinity Events, her full-service event planning company, Rowen was faced with the overwhelming challenge of COVID-19.

    Laura Finaldi Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Mike Nicholson

    Timothy Doyle Updated: August 22, 2022

    Being elected mayor of a city at 25 years old is an impressive feat. Taking the reins of a city in 2020, at the beginning of the COVID pandemic and working to keep the public informed and 35,000 patients vaccinated is impressive at any age.

    Timothy Doyle Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Amanda White

    Timothy Doyle Updated: August 22, 2022

    With two graduate business degrees, two startup companies, and several nursing certifications, White has the experience and qualifications for leadership.

    Timothy Doyle Updated: August 22, 2022
  • WBJ announces the 40 Under Forty, Class of 2022

    Brad Kane Updated: August 22, 2022

    Central Massachusetts is brimming with young talent, as scores of people have achieved much in a relatively short period of time, while scores more have the potential to do great things.

    Brad Kane Updated: August 22, 2022
  • Timing, layout questions linger over sports betting rollout

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service August 19, 2022

    The Gaming Commission waded into the crowded and complex field of sports wagering issues on which it will soon have to make decisions, and regulators are hoping by the end of the month to have a good idea of how many and which companies are

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service August 19, 2022
  • Leadership Worcester class of 2023 includes 28 local professionals

    Timothy Doyle August 19, 2022

    The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce on Thursday announced the 28 Central Massachusetts professionals who will make up the Leadership Worcester class of 2023.

    Timothy Doyle August 19, 2022
  • Gaming regulators gauging interest in sports betting licenses

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service August 18, 2022

    The Gaming Commission would like to know how many and which companies are interested in seeking a sports betting license in Massachusetts and is asking that interested companies get in touch by the end of the month.

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service August 18, 2022
  • Navy awards WPI researchers $350K for contaminant-sensing drone tech

    Timothy Doyle August 18, 2022

    Two researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have been awarded $347,843 by the U.S. Navy to develop a computational model that processes data from underwater drones to estimate the source and concentration of contaminants in oceans.

    Timothy Doyle August 18, 2022
  • Memoire nightclub $25,000 fine showcases state regulatory muscle

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service August 17, 2022

    After five separate incidents in which patrons at Encore Boston Harbor's Memoire nightclub, some of them underage, were served more alcohol than they should have been, the Mass. Gaming Commission has fined the nightclub operator $25,000 and the

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service August 17, 2022
  • For Spilka, new mental health law culminates a lifelong story

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service August 17, 2022

    Tuesday's signing ceremony for the state's new mental health law was more than the celebration of another legislative achievement for Senate President Karen Spilka. It was also affirmation that a childhood clouded by a parent's untreated mental

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service August 17, 2022
  • With first ad, surtax fight is coming to Bay State living rooms

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service August 17, 2022

    More than half a decade after supporters launched their first effort to put a ballot question imposing a higher tax rate on wealthy households before voters, the campaign shifted into a new gear Wednesday morning.

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service August 17, 2022
  • Baker’s bill-filing ability could come into play for eco dev

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service August 17, 2022

    As the House and Senate's overtime talks around tax relief and economic development stretch on, Senate President Karen Spilka suggested Tuesday that Gov. Charlie Baker might end up being the one to put forward a bill to provide funding for things

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service August 17, 2022
  • Seven monkeypox cases in Worcester, as city launches informational website

    Monica Benevides August 17, 2022

    As of Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported 228 monkeypox cases in Massachusetts, a number much higher than any other state in New England.

    Monica Benevides August 17, 2022
  • Worcester staffing agency reports client’s 106 layoffs

    Timothy Doyle August 16, 2022

    Worcester-based staffing firm Masis Staffing Solutions laid off 106 workers related to a large client on Aug. 5.

    Timothy Doyle August 16, 2022

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On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Senate will vote on a bill to shield Massachusetts providers delivering reproductive and gender-affirming care from out-of-state legal action through expanded projections. 

"An Act strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth” would implement a number of safeguards, including keeping agencies from assisting federal and/or out-of-state investigations, limit insurance company access to patient electronic medical records, and mandate the state’s hospitals offer emergency abortions if medically necessary.