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  • Marijuana delivery rules generate swell of feedback

    State House News Service October 20, 2020

    Under the watchful eyes of municipal leaders, established industry players and advocates, marijuana overseers on Tuesday are ironing out the final wrinkles of their plan to establish a structure for home delivery of marijuana and create new business…

  • ReWalk names former Boston Scientific VP to its board

    Monica Benevides October 19, 2020

    Marlborough medical device company ReWalk Robotics has named Randel Richner, the former Boston Scientific vice president of global government affairs and reimbursement, to its board of directors, Rewalk announced on Monday.

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    Legislature leaves eviction crisis to Baker, courts

    State House News Service October 19, 2020

    House and Senate leaders on Beacon Hill chose not to intervene Thursday to block the expiration this weekend of the state's moratorium on evictions and foreclosures, despite the efforts of one Democrat to force an emergency extension of the ban…

  • Groups argue selective admissions at vocational schools require fix

    October 19, 2020

    A coalition of groups plans on Tuesday to publicly challenge the way public vocational-technical high schools rank prospective students, saying the method results in fewer admissions of African-American, Latinx, and English learner students as well…

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    STEM importance rising with changing times, Baker says

    State House News Service October 19, 2020

    The pandemic and the shift to doing more work online or remotely has proved the importance of science, technology, engineering and math skill sets, and the value of an engaged STEM community in Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday morning.

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    National college enrollment among first-year students plummets 16%

    Aliya Larkin October 16, 2020

    The effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the world of higher education are becoming clearer, as national enrollment is dropping among graduates and undergraduates, according to a new report from The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center,…

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    QCC to stay with remote learning for spring semester

    October 16, 2020

    Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester will continue with remote learning during the spring semester, the college announced Friday in an acknowledgement the coronavirus pandemic will continue to upend higher education.

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    Grid District developer, builder fined $500K over asbestos at Worcester's Park Plaza

    Monica Benevides October 16, 2020

    507 Main St. is MG2's Park Plaza on the Grid project, which includes commercial and residential space, and sits across the street from City Hall.

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    Mass. unemployment decreases to 9.6%

    Monica Benevides October 16, 2020

    The unemployment rate in Massachusetts dropped slightly in September, coming in at 9.6%, compared to an August rate of 11.4%, according to a Friday report from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

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    Voting for Best of Business awards ends Friday

    October 16, 2020

    Voting is now open for WBJ’s 2021 Best of Business awards, which aim to highlight the Central Massachusetts business communities favorite businesses and professionals in nearly 50 categories.

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Today's Poll

Should Massachusetts significantly reduce the environmental review time for new housing projects?
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In an effort to increase the pace of new housing development in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey has proposed streamlining the environmental review process for certain new housing projects, with the goal of reducing the time spent on the process from about one year to 30 days. Environmental reviews are a hallmark of community planning, to ensure new development doesn't negatively impact surrounding properties or natural resources, even though the process does add significant time and often cost to projects. Healey's proposal comes after Massachusetts fell behind the national average in new housing production, despite adding 90,000 new units since she became governor in 2023.

New England already averages the longest timeline in the nation to build a single-family home once the developer has been giving the authorization to move forward with construction, according to U.S. Census statistics compiled by the National Association of Home Builders. In 2023, single-family homes in New England averaged 13.9 months from permit to completion. The South Atlantic states have the lowest average of 8.9 months while the region that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana is the second quickest at 9.4 months. The second-longest average after New England is the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania region, which takes 13.2 months.

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