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Northborough construction firm fined $744K over wage laws, misclassification of workers

A Northborough-based construction company and its president have been fined $744,224 for allegedly violating a number of employee rights laws impacting 101 workers. 

Healey signs state’s $60.9B annual budget

Gov. Maura Healey approved a $60.9 billion annual budget and rolled out a companion proposal designed to empower her administration with greater cost-cutting power.

Physician-assisted suicide bill clears first legislative hurdle

Legislation that would authorize physician-assisted suicide in Massachusetts cleared its first committee hurdle, this time more quickly than in the past thanks to a new House rule.

Advocates push for bill allowing MassHealth seniors to keep thousands in savings

Dozens of seniors filled a state capitol auditorium Tuesday to plead with lawmakers to expand MassHealth eligibility for older Bay Staters by raising the limit on assets they may keep by thousands of dollars.
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Cannabis regulators suspend cannabis testing license over mold, yeast concerns

Results that Assured submitted to Metrc showed that just 10 samples out of 17,565 failed for containing total yeast and mold in excess of state limits, a 0.05% failure rate. The CCC said the state's average yeast and mold fail rate is 4.5% of samples.

Report: Small size of Mass. sports betting industry limiting opportunities for minorities, women, and veterans

The report sheds light on the participation of minorities, women and veteran business enterprises within the state sports wagering industry.

Advocates urge lawmakers to extend MassHealth coverage for ABA therapy

ABA therapy helps individuals regulate themselves and control their behaviors, learn how to talk, and gain independent skills such as using the bathroom, according to Maura Sullivan, CEO of The Arc of Massachusetts advocacy organization. Private insurance already covers ABA, she said.

WPI postpones plan to convert Gateway Park hotel into student housing

WPI has pumped the brakes on its plans to convert the Hampton Inn at Worcester’s Gateway Park into student housing, citing the shifting dynamics for higher education institutions.
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State’s annual $61B budget sent to Healey’s desk

The Legislature on Monday tossed the budget hot potato to Gov. Maura Healey, approving an annual spending bill on the earliest date in nearly a decade as Congress hurtles toward major spending cuts that could force significant revisions to state plans.

Mass. budget pitch excludes job-saving provisions for mental health case workers

Department of Mental Health case managers continue to face job uncertainty, after budget negotiators opted against explicitly staving off the massive layoffs that Gov. Maura Healey had proposed in January.
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