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  • Running Start to open Oxford coworking space

    Sam Bonacci August 12, 2016

    Running Start's coworking space will hold a grand opening for a new location in Oxford this month as it expands the organization's reach to southern Worcester county.

    Sam Bonacci August 12, 2016
  • Ride-hail bill signed

    State House News Service August 8, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday afternoon signed into law what he described as the strongest regulatory framework in the country for app-based ride-for-hire services like Uber and Lyft.

    State House News Service August 8, 2016
  • Medication access plan dies following veto

    State House News Service August 5, 2016

    Legislation to ease patient access to mental health and substance abuse medications died at midnight Sunday by gubernatorial veto.

    State House News Service August 5, 2016
  • Franklin manufacturer fined $11.5K

    Sam Bonacci August 4, 2016

    The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has penalized AR Metallizing Ltd., of Franklin, $11,502 for violating air pollution control regulations.

    Sam Bonacci August 4, 2016
  • Looking back at the failed non-compete bill

    State House News Service August 3, 2016

    Reiterating his support for the bill as it passed the House, Speaker Robert DeLeo on Tuesday said it was unfortunate that legislation to limit the use of non-compete agreements in Massachusetts did not reach Gov. Charlie Baker's desk.

    State House News Service August 3, 2016
  • Mass. passes ride-hailing legislation

    State House News Service August 1, 2016

    A late-night deal struck between House and Senate lawmakers to regulate app-based ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft would charge those companies a 20-cent per ride surcharge for infrastructure improvements.

    State House News Service August 1, 2016
  • From Skyscope's founding to acquisition, an entrepreneurial oral history

    Sam Bonacci August 1, 2016

    With job prospects low, three Clark University friends decided to start their own business. What followed was four years of turmoil, self-discovery, penny-pinching and success.

    Sam Bonacci August 1, 2016
  • Holliston biotech seeks to fulfill $1.5-billion potential

    Laura Finaldi August 1, 2016

    Over the past year, Holliston-based Biostage has revamped its upper management, changed its name and used its technology to partially recreate the esophaguses of several Yucatan pigs.

    Laura Finaldi August 1, 2016
  • Lawmakers gear up for weekend sessions

    State House News Service July 29, 2016

    Legislative negotiators have so far failed to come up with final recommendations on a handful of major bills, including energy and economic development proposals, putting pressure on this weekend.

    State House News Service July 29, 2016
  • Debate ramps up over Healey's weapons crackdown

    State House News Service July 27, 2016

    A letter from Gov. Charlie Baker to Attorney General Maura Healey has added to the debate around so-called copycat guns.

    State House News Service July 27, 2016
  • CPA firm expands through Harvard merger

    Sam Bonacci July 27, 2016

    Leominster certified public accounting firm Robert C. Alario, CPA, P.C.has expanded its presence into Harvard through a merger with accounting firm, Nancy F. Washington, P.C. Certified Public Accountants.

    Sam Bonacci July 27, 2016
  • Ralph's bar tops Genesee sales in Massachusetts

    Sam Bonacci July 27, 2016

    Ralph's Rock Diner has shot past every other bar in the state when it comes to sales of Genesee beer, moving 22,704 cans in six months.

    Sam Bonacci July 27, 2016
  • Bill targeting patent trolls stalls

    State House News Service July 26, 2016

    Two Massachusetts senators are gearing up to fight trolls, but not the kinds of trolls that live under fairy-tale bridges or in online comment sections.

    State House News Service July 26, 2016
  • Paid family leave bill to move forward

    State House News Service July 25, 2016

    A bill establishing paid family and medical leave hit a potentially costly speed bump Saturday, but the issue remains alive and will reemerge before the Senate next weekend.

    State House News Service July 25, 2016
  • Healey cracks down on 'copycat' assault weapons

    State House News Service July 21, 2016

    An estimated 10,000 "copycat" assault weapons were sold in Massachusetts during 2015, according to the attorney general's office, which announced a crackdown effort on Wednesday.

    State House News Service July 21, 2016
  • WPI names new entrepreneur-in-residence

    Sam Bonacci July 19, 2016

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute has named Yael Schwartz, entrepreneur and life science executive, as the university's Coleman Entrepreneur-in-Residence, a position where she will guide early-stage startups coming out of the school.

    Sam Bonacci July 19, 2016

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Massachusetts is implementing a new lottery admissions system for vocational-technical high schools, starting with the 2026-2027 school year. Proposed by the Healey Administration, the new lottery system is an attempt to expand access to voc-tech schools, giving schools with more applicants than seats the choice of either a weighted lottery, which takes aspects like attendance and discipline records into account, or a non-weighted lottery, which does not take academic performance or discipline issues into consideration.

Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler and supporters of the lottery have defended the change to a lottery system, saying it will make admissions more equitable while the state works to expand access to voc-tech schools. The lottery system has been criticized by business groups and educational leaders, who have said lotteries will water down admission standards and disrupt the pathway of top students into high-demand trades.