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Small Business

  • MBTA fare increases contrary to no new fee policy?

    State House News Service January 25, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker has held the fiscal line for Massachusetts taxpayers and those subject to myriad governmental fees, promising no hikes in the fiscal 2017 budget.

    State House News Service January 25, 2016
  • $200K loaned to North Central businesses

    January 21, 2016

    The North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation (NCMDC) has recently granted three small business loans totaling $194,000 to help selected businesses expand while retaining 60 jobs in the region, the organization announced Thursday.

    January 21, 2016
  • Senator: Legal marijuana would create challenges

    State House News Service January 19, 2016

    Highly potent edible forms of marijuana make up nearly half the legalized market in Colorado and have had dangerous consequences for adults and children, according to a Massachusetts senator who returned last week from a research trip.

    State House News Service January 19, 2016
  • North County chamber to finance small biz growth

    January 18, 2016

    Roy Nascimento took over as leader of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce one year ago, succeeding David L. McKeehan, the North Central chamber's only chief executive since its founding 32 years ago.

    January 18, 2016
  • Apps not always the best mobile solution

    Laura Finaldi January 18, 2016

    As mobile phones and tablets start to become the Internet device of choice, Central Massachusetts businesses are finding new ways to reach their customers and realizing there are more options than apps.

    Laura Finaldi January 18, 2016
  • Best of Business 2016: Multimedia Services

    January 18, 2016

    Here are the best multimedia services in Central Massachusetts for 2016.

    January 18, 2016
  • Capitalizing growth in 2016

    Ken Cook January 18, 2016

    The New Year is upon us; optimism abounds, and there is usually an overriding belief that it will be a strong growth year. As many of you know, growth can be a stern taskmaster.

    Ken Cook January 18, 2016
  • As goes UMass Memorial, so does Worcester

    January 18, 2016

    Worcester isn't one of those industrial cities that is dependent on one employer for a majority of its jobs, but, still, when the city's and the region's largest employer is trending in a positive direction, the city and the region stand to benefi

    January 18, 2016
  • Wage gap bill raises Central Mass. eyebrows

    Emily Micucci January 18, 2016

    Central Massachusetts business leaders say they would never stand in the way of equal wages for men and women, but they're not about to stick their necks out in support of a proposed state law that's meant to achieve that goal.

    Emily Micucci January 18, 2016
  • Clock ticking for lawmakers to draft marijuana regulation

    State House News Service January 14, 2016

    Buoyed by recent wins at the ballot box and confidence that voters will approve yet another major law in November, marijuana activists on Wednesday told lawmakers that their opportunity to craft legislation to legalize marijuana on their own terms

    State House News Service January 14, 2016
  • Anti-gambling group dissapointed in Healey's fantasy sports regulations

    State House News Service January 12, 2016

    Gambling opponents are bashing Attorney General Maura Healey's proposed fantasy sports regulations, saying the rules "represent the biggest expansion of gambling in Massachusetts history, forcing online gambling into every bedroom, living room and

    State House News Service January 12, 2016
  • State urged to settle legality of fantasy sports betting

    State House News Service January 12, 2016

    There is "some urgency" for the Legislature to weigh in on the legality and regulation of daily fantasy sports and online gaming, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission concluded in a white paper on the relatively-new form of sports wagering.

    State House News Service January 12, 2016
  • Baker cuts $50M in spending in $320M budget fix

    State House News Service January 11, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday slashed nearly $50 million from the state budget to partially close what his administration identified as a $320 million gap between projected spending and revenues through end of the fiscal year.

    State House News Service January 11, 2016
  • State seeks to tap into $32B digital health market

    January 7, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker and a litany of Massachusetts healthcare officials announced Thursday a new public-private partnership to help the state to grab a bigger slice of the $32-billion digital health industry.

    January 7, 2016
  • Businesses keeping a watchful eye on online reviews

    Laura Finaldi January 4, 2016

    Google any service business and oftentimes the first thing that pops up on the side of the webpage is its ratings. That makes it possible to make a judgment about a business without visiting its website.

    Laura Finaldi January 4, 2016
  • Accolades & Honors

    January 4, 2016

    Frederick H. Eppinger, president and CEO of The Hanover Insurance Group in Worcester, was awarded the Chamber Advocate Award by the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce at its annual business meeting. The award is given to a company or an

    January 4, 2016

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Will the new lottery-based admissions systems for vocational-technical high schools make the economy better?
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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.