Government & Politics

In Worcester County, total opioid-related deaths increased to 331 in 2022, up from 281 the previous year. This 17.8% increase is one of the highest statewide.

Taking aim at gaps in the existing constellation of health care analysis, a statewide community health center association will launch a first-in-the-nation research arm focused on better understanding poorer health outcomes among certain groups.

June is usually the second- or third-biggest month of the year for tax collections, and a mid-month report shows receipts outpacing last year's pace over the first roughly two weeks of the month.

Natick-based Stonegate Group and Needham-based Nauset Construction broke ground on the Stonegate St. Patrick Redevelopment on Tuesday. The project, at the site of the former St. Patrick’s School in Natick, is a mixed-use development.

The MassHealth rolls decreased slightly in May, but remained larger than they were in March as the seismic campaign to redetermine eligibility for all 2.4 million members continues to ramp up.

The payrolls of Asian-owned businesses in Massachusetts grew from $1.2 billion to nearly $4 billion over the 18-year period ending in 2020, according to a new report that collates information from national and local sources.

Count dozens of K-12 school superintendents among those who want lawmakers to make a universal meals program permanent, not just extend it for another year.

Lawmakers appear increasingly likely to make hospital expansions and closures an area of scrutiny this session, fueled in part by the planned shutdown of a Leominster maternity ward that has drawn vociferous criticism.

Worcester Business Journal has opened the registration window for its fifth annual Business of Cannabis forum on July 20 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester.

The local unemployment rate in Central Massachusetts communities remained low in May, including falling further from April figures in the North Worcester County region.