Government & Politics

The DCU Center, owned by the City of Worcester and managed by ASM Global, will replace all of its arena seating over a five-month period centered around this summer.

Pointing to the potential for state income surtax revenue collections to underperform to the tune of between $200 million and $600 million if high-income households employ a legal tax avoidance strategy, the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center on Monday called on the Legislature to require that Bay Staters use the same filing status for their federal and state income taxes.

Dr. Michael Green, vice provost for strategic research initiatives, and professor and chair of molecular, cell and cancer biology at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, has died.

In a ribbon-cutting event attended by the top energy official in President Joe Biden’s administration and both...

Three companies contracted for a 2018 project at a Fitchburg State University dorm will pay up to $325,000 combined in civil penalties for failing to properly remove and dispose of asbestos, or asbestos-containing material.

Labor challenges across the health care landscape feature as one of the primary areas of attention for the Health Policy Commission this year, and industry leaders and business groups suggested Wednesday that the problem is potent enough to cut across the rest of the regulatory agency's priorities.

Massachusetts insurers want to cut the average statewide workers' compensation insurance rates by 4 percent starting in July.

The Worcester Arts Council has awarded $277,773 to fund local cultural projects, approximately $72,000 more than in 2022.

Increasing a tax credit that aids low-income workers and establishing a near-universal child and family tax credit are among the priorities for a coalition that includes community action agencies around Massachusetts, who see the changes as geared toward reducing poverty.

As state lawmakers mull another run at ambitious plans to make child care affordable, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday rolled out a plan to do the same nationwide.