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  • Mass. senators exploring legal marijuana in Colorado

    State House News Service December 3, 2015

    When it comes to understanding marijuana policy and its potential implications for Massachusetts, some senators are willing to go a mile high for their work.

    State House News Service December 3, 2015
  • Ocata results show promise for lupus treatment

    Emily Micucci December 3, 2015

    Results published in the journal Scientific Reports suggest that Marlborough-based Ocata Therapeutics has developed technology that can be used to prevent lupus nephritis, a fatal complication in patients with lupus.

    Emily Micucci December 3, 2015
  • Small Business Saturday sales grew 14%

    Sam Bonacci December 1, 2015

    Small Business Saturday saw 14-percent year-over-year growth as the day devoted to shopping local following Thanksgiving completed its sixth official year.

    Sam Bonacci December 1, 2015
  • Mass. green jobs up 12% in 2015

    State House News Service December 1, 2015

    The clean energy sector now employs nearly 99,000 workers in Massachusetts, after five consecutive years of growth, according to a report out Tuesday from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

    State House News Service December 1, 2015
  • Electric vehicle sales surge needed to keep pace with requirements

    State House News Service November 30, 2015

    Zero-emission vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles will likely make up more than 15 percent of vehicle sales by 2025, under proposed state regulations that would require Massachusetts to accelerate its embrace of electric vehicles.

    State House News Service November 30, 2015
  • Baker creates dedicated business team

    State House News Service November 25, 2015

    As part of a buildup to the governor filing jobs legislation early next year, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tuesday he would create a "BizWorks" team of senior level staff across three secretariats to serve as the single point of contact for large

    State House News Service November 25, 2015
  • Baker: Fantasy sports rules 'exactly on the mark'

    State House News Service November 24, 2015

    The governor and attorney general may disagree about whether daily fantasy sports betting constitutes gambling, but Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday said Attorney General Maura Healey's proposed regulation of the fantasy sports market is "exactly on the

    State House News Service November 24, 2015
  • Q&A with Geoffrey Dancey, President & Portfolio Manager, Cutler Capital Management

    November 23, 2015

    Geoffrey Dancey first came to work for Melvin Cutler at his investment advisory firm when Dancey was an intern out of Clark University.

    November 23, 2015
  • Central Mass. to benefit from Life Sciences 2.0

    Sam Bonacci November 23, 2015

    With its hybrid of open spaces and an educated workforce, Central Massachusetts is set to reap the rewards as the state's biomanufacturing initiative kicks into its second phase.

    Sam Bonacci November 23, 2015
  • Worcester business Imperial Distributors reinvests in city

    November 23, 2015

    As Worcester strives to grow its business base with new hotels, an expanding medical industry and courting startups, the city continues to rely upon long-time businesses, many of which started here and continue to make the region their home.

    November 23, 2015
  • 10 Things I Know About...Small-business capital

    November 23, 2015

    10) Develop a business plan. A business plan doesn't have to be long, but it should provide a road map for where the business is going. Is the business model viable? What is the unique selling proposition? How is cash generated and when?

    November 23, 2015
  • Startups, unicorns and realistic expectations

    Ken Cook November 23, 2015

    I am a fan of startups and entrepreneurism, having worked with them my entire professional career. I've written books for them, built businesses around them and through Inc. Magazine consulted with the best of them – the Inc. 500.

    Ken Cook November 23, 2015
  • MWCC launches accelerated business tracts

    November 20, 2015

    Mount Wachusett Community College on Friday announced the creation of an accelerated Saturday program for students to obtain business certificates.

    November 20, 2015
  • Middlesex Savings honored for new biz lending

    November 20, 2015

    The Massachusetts office of the U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded Natick-based Middlesex Savings Bank with its Lender of the Year to New Business Award.

    November 20, 2015
  • Worcester startup groups join forces for WPI forum

    November 20, 2015

    Worcester nonprofit The Venture Forum and networking community VentureMeets have teamed up to put on a Dec. 8 event at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

    November 20, 2015
  • AG to heavily regulate daily fantasy sports

    State House News Service November 20, 2015

    Individuals under the age of 21 would be prohibited from playing the relatively new form of sports wagering known as daily fantasy sports, under regulations outlined Thursday morning by Attorney General Maura Healey.

    State House News Service November 20, 2015

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Today's Poll

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.