Government & Politics

The average compensation for an employee on the City of Worcester’s payroll was $61,129 in 2022, which marked the first time the figure surpassed $60,000. The average pay is up 13% since 2015.

DetraPel Inc. of Framingham has rebranded its industrial materials arm as Impermea Materials, which specializes in materials coating.

The Worcester City Council approved the city manager’s recommended inclusionary zoning plan after voting down the Standing Committee on Economic Development’s proposed plan at Wednesday’s council meeting.

House Democrats have come around on the idea of slashing the state's short-term capital gains tax rate, weaving the proposal and another surprise business-friendly measure into a revived tax relief package that's anchored by a new tax credit for parents and caregivers.

As chatter continues about the likelihood of a recession, Administration and Finance Secretary Matthew Gorzkowicz pointed Tuesday to "strong" March tax receipts as a "good indicator of where we're likely to go into April," the year's biggest collection month.

Senior care and health workforce advocates say increased pay for care workers included in a priority bill on Beacon Hill would help address the staffing shortages that have plagued the state's nursing homes in recent years and led to a decline in quality of care.

One housing advocate made it clear to lawmakers on Monday: without a pandemic-era policy pausing eviction cases while an application for aid is pending, "people would have been on the street."

Gov. Maura Healey has begun looking for a housing secretary to fulfill a long-promised campaign pledge as the Legislature gears up to take action on her plan to officially create the role.

Massachusetts had one of the lowest rates of wealthy residents decamping for other states in the 2010s, according to a new report from a left-leaning think tank that argued it would be misguided to pursue tax cuts for wealthier households to stem a non-existent exodus.

Keeping in place a pandemic-era policy that gave physician assistants greater workplace and supervisory flexibility would help Massachusetts navigate a spiraling health care workforce crisis, its legislative sponsor said Thursday.