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    55K more Mass. workers file for unemployment

    Grant Welker Updated: May 7, 2020

    More than 55,000 new unemployment claims were filed by Massachusetts workers last week, bringing the total during the coronavirus pandemic to 778,000.

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    House turns to borrowing to plug state cash gap

    State House News Service May 7, 2020

    House lawmakers, many of whom watched on computer screens miles from the State House, took an historic and unanimous vote on Wednesday to authorize the Treasury to borrow billions of dollars as needed through June to meet the state's financial…

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    Worcester County sees its largest increase in coronavirus deaths with 34 on Wednesday

    Riley Garand May 6, 2020

    Worcester County has seen the largest reported increase in coronavirus deaths with 34 fatalities on Wednesday and 395 new cases, according to Massachusetts Department of Public Health data.

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    Reopening panel has sent reports to Baker

    State House News Service May 6, 2020

    The advisory board figuring out how Massachusetts businesses might be able to reopen has already filed interim reports with the governor and is expected to make additional suggestions ahead of its May 18 deadline, Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday,…

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    Virus shaking up Mass. health care dynamics

    State House News Service May 6, 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the health care system, cut into provider revenues and could translate to longer-term shifts in care delivery, the state's Health Policy Commission said Wednesday.

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    Ranking places Mass. first for coronavirus care services

    May 6, 2020

    When it comes to services offered for coronavirus patients, Massachusetts has beaten out every other state, according to a review by the consumer website WalletHub.

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    Central Mass. hospitals plea: Please come in for emergencies

    Grant Welker May 6, 2020

    Hospitals in Central Massachusetts and beyond have cut back dramatically on unnecessary medical appointments and procedures during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, though, area hospitals are making a plea to the public: If you have a medical emergency…

  • Bank of America grants UMass Memorial $100K to support telemedicine

    Monica Benevides May 6, 2020

    UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester will receive a $100,000 grant from Bank of America to support the healthcare provider's telemedicine program, the company announced Wednesday.

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    April tax collections plunge by $2.3 billion

    State House News Service May 6, 2020

    State tax collections tumbled in April by more than $2.3 billion compared to last April, another sign of the damage inflicted on the economy and the state's finances by forced business shutdowns aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19.

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    Boston biz group wants to see reopening plan by Friday

    State House News Service May 6, 2020

    The Baker administration should announce its phased economic reopening plan by Friday to give employers and workers at least 10 days to prepare for a potential reawakening of activity, according to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, which…

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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.

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