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Leominster woman pleads guilty, sentenced to jail for $28K healthcare scheme

Seven months after being indicted for allegedly stealing thousands from elderly individuals throughout Worcester and Middlesex counties, a Leominster woman has pleaded guilty to charges related to larceny, fraud, and witness intimidation.

Healey orders review of utility fees

Gov. Maura Healey ordered utilities regulators Tuesday to start combing through gas and electric bill charges line by line to reduce or remove any that don't provide a benefit to ratepayers as they gird for the winter heating season.

New law bars homesellers from conditioning accepted offers on inspection waivers

Buyers do not have to conduct an inspection, but they are banned from letting sellers know before an offer is accepted that they intend to waive the home inspection.

Leominster lawmaker wants to fund extended Fitchburg commuter rail with potential North Central casino

A new proposal on Beacon Hill would fund extended commuter rail services along the Route 2 corridor into north central Massachusetts with revenue from a hypothetical casino.
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🔒Blackstone solid waste firm handed injunction amid alleged illegal disposal lawsuit

A Blackstone waste management company and its owners have been hit with a preliminary injunction from the Massachusetts Superior Court.

GOP lawmakers ask IG to examine highway service plaza contract

The lawmakers raised concerns to Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro over the "integrity and transparency" of the process after the winning bidder, Applegreen, abruptly pulled out of negotiations with the state.

Healey: Trump Administration has cut $3.7B from state budget

The Healey administration on Tuesday blasted out a press release warning that Massachusetts faces $3.7 billion in budget cuts.

O’Brien questions validity of CCC votes taken during her absence

The request for legal clarity stems from concerns O'Brien raised about the process by which other commissioners were named acting chair of the CCC after she was unlawfully suspended and then fired by Treasurer Deborah Goldberg in September 2023.
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Report: Funds for school construction disproportionately flowing to suburbs

Despite major public investments in recent years, the report by the MassINC Policy Center and the Worcester Regional Research Bureau found that students in Boston and "gateway cities" are more likely than their suburban counterparts to "learn in buildings that are deteriorating, lacking in basic features, and often cramped and overcrowded."

WBZ video interview: UMass Chan chancellor urges support for scientists amid federal funding challenges

UMass Chan Medical School Chancellor Dr. Michael Collins says uncertainty around federal research funding is threatening both scientific progress and the Massachusetts economy.
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