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House pushes forward legislation to reduce size of CCC before Wednesday session

The House budget committee teed up cannabis legislation Tuesday morning, polling its members on legislation that would downsize the embattled Cannabis Control Commission and address industry pressure points ahead of a Wednesday formal session for the House.

Pharmaceutical lobbyist pressures Mass. lawmakers to pause bill attempting to cap drug prices

Less than two weeks after the Senate moved to create a new prescription drug price cap system in Massachusetts, an industry official warned against legislative "leapfrog" that could complicate the most recent round of reforms.

Gov. Healey demands information on Saturday ICE arrest of Milford High School junior

Gov. Maura Healey stepped up her criticism of recent federal immigration enforcement actions in Massachusetts, this time "demanding" immediate information on the reported arrest of a Milford High School junior Saturday.

🔒Powering the past and future: Westborough-based hydropower firm to update its century-old facilities

A key tool to help decarbonize New England’s electricity grid has already been in operation for over a century.
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🔒The last 24-hour diner: As 24/7 dining slips away, a Worcester staple stands alone

The Boulevard Diner now stands as Central Massachusetts’ sole independently-owned diner operating with any kind of 24-hour model.

Budget expert: Trump Administration policies could slash billions in federal funding for Mass.

Massachusetts could face billions in lost federal revenue and heightened economic risk under the second Trump administration, a budget expert warned lawmakers Thursday, but he emphasized that a broad economic downturn could deal the hardest blow.

Up to 100K could lose Mass. Health Connector coverage under new U.S. House-approved bill

Tens of thousands of Bay Staters could lose subsidized health insurance through the Massachusetts Health Connector and premiums could rise for most other members under a suite of reforms in the U.S. House-approved reconciliation bill that Gov. Maura Healey dubbed "devastating."
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Grafton Job Corps searching for shelter for 30 homeless students as Trump Administration prepares to vacate closing campus on Monday

“These are people's lives they're playing with, and it's horrible,” Hebert said of the Trump Administration’s decision to unilaterally shutter all contract-run Job Centers across the country.

Westborough manufacturer’s CFO to retire, search for successor underway

Rich Sneider served as the firm’s CFO since 1998.
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