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Government & Politics
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Regulators see Massachusetts at cannabis crossroads
September 20, 2022Five years since its creation and now made up entirely of a second wave of commissioners, the Cannabis Control Commission and the legal marijuana sector that it oversees are at a critical crossroads and regulators are gearing up for a rulemaking
September 20, 2022
Greater Worcester unemployment rate climbs to 3.8%
September 20, 2022The Worcester Metropolitan Statistical Area seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate climbed to 3.8% in August, from 3.7% in July.
September 20, 2022
Mass. develops new tools for studying employment & wages by race, gender
September 19, 2022Massachusetts has developed four new dashboards to provide race-and gender-specific data on employment, unemployment, and wages.
September 19, 2022
Fitchburg development and planning executive director leaving post
September 19, 2022Tom Skwierawski, the City of Fitchburg’s executive director of community development and planning, is moving on to a new job in Revere.
September 19, 2022
On diversity & inclusion, City of Worcester resists change and suffers from lack of communication, report finds
September 19, 2022A report commissioned from Quincy’s Letterman White Consulting LLC by the City of Worcester, paints a grim picture of the diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts of the city government.
September 19, 2022
Nichols program taught police officers how to respond in mass shooting
Updated: September 19, 2022In an active shooter situation, the difference between life and death can be a matter of seconds.
Updated: September 19, 2022
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
Movers & Shakers for Sept. 19, 2022
Updated: September 19, 2022JENNIFER DiFRANCO has been named director of development at Worcester Academy, effective Aug. 1.
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
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