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    AG pushes to eliminate electric suppliers, following $525M consumer overpayment report

    State House News Service | Alison Kuznitz May 8, 2023

    Competitive electric suppliers that purport to offer cheaper rates while in reality costing Massachusetts residents hundreds of dollars each year could be thwarted by Attorney General Andrea Campbell and lawmakers this session.

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    New governor, new hope on health standards bill

    State House News Service | Sam Drydsdale May 8, 2023

    A public health standards bill that died on the last governor's desk is back before the Legislature, and supporters are more hopeful since there's a new occupant in the corner office.

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    Worcester teacher union negotiations reach impasse

    Kevin Koczwara May 5, 2023

    The Worcester School Committee filed a petition on Friday for the appointment of a mediator from the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations to help reach a contract settlement between the school committee and the teachers’ union for the…

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    Greater Worcester gas prices fall 3 cents

    Moesha Nugent May 5, 2023

    The price of a gallon of gasoline has been relatively steady over the past week in the Worcester metro area, falling 3 cents lower than last week’s $3.48 per gallon. 

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    Report: Christmas Tree Shops, with locations in Shrewsbury and Natick, may declare bankruptcy

    Timothy Doyle May 5, 2023

    Middleborough-based Christmas Tree Shops may be preparing to declare chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to reporting from The Wall Street Journal.

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    Mass. consumers can buy cannabis plant seeds and clones 

    Kevin Koczwara May 4, 2023

    The Cannabis Control Commission announced on Tuesday licensed adult-use marijuana retailers, delivery operators, and medical marijuana treatment centers can wholesale purchase seeds and clones from cultivators and sell them to consumers.  

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    UMass Memorial to change masking policy on May 11

    Isabel Tehan May 4, 2023

    As the public health emergency declaration in Massachusetts is set to end on May 11, UMass Memorial Health in Worcester is poised to update its masking policy, which will make masking optional in most settings throughout the healthcare system.

  • Anna Maria granted $1M to improve healthcare training programs

    Isabel Tehan May 4, 2023

    Anna Maria College in Paxton will receive $1 million in federal funding for its nursing programs and to upgrade its clinical simulation lab.

  • Report: Job vacancies piling up in human services sector

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service May 4, 2023

    The pandemic, the "Great Resignation" and high inflation has exacerbated an already-strapped human services industry in Massachusetts, raising vacancy rates for jobs that provide services for elderly, disabled and mentally ill populations up to an…

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    Massachusetts tax collections plummet 31% in April

    Kevin Koczwara May 3, 2023

    The Massachusetts Department of Revenue revealed Wednesday preliminary tax revenue collections for April were $4.782 billion, which is $2.162 billion, or 31.2%, below collections from April 2022.

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Today's Poll

As housing prices spike, do you raise your employees' compensation to ensure they can afford to live in Central Mass.?
Poll Description

In June, the median single-family home price in Worcester County rose by 2.6% to $513,000 while the median home price in Middlesex County climbed by 2.2% to a $905,000. Despite the price increases, the counties saw 10.8% and a 6.2% increases in transactions over the year from June 2024. 

Despite the increase in sales, Massachusetts is experiencing an unhealthy house-price-to-income ratio, with the typical home in Massachusetts costing six times the average annual household income, according to The Boston Globe. 

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