Government & Politics

Inspector general: Cannabis Control Commission initially failed to collect up to $1.73M in fees, as agency staffers lacked supervision

CCC Executive Director Travis Ahern pushed back against the dollar amount named by Jeffrey Shapiro.

House rejects Gov. Healey’s proposed prescription drug tax expected to generate $60M in revenue

Mariano told top pharmaceutical and biotech leaders at MassBio's "State of Possible" conference that the House would drop the idea that the governor put forward in her $62 billion annual budget bill in January.

Boston Market in Worcester seized by state over taxes as chicken franchise spirals

A Boston Market location on Park Avenue in Worcester has been seized by state officials, the latest issue for both the location and the once-prominent rotisserie chicken franchise.

North Carolina fiber internet provider expanding into Central Mass., investing $140M in network

Ripple Fiber intends to begin service in mid-2025.

Poll gauges Mass. residents’ interest in gas tax reform, congestion pricing

Asked if Massachusetts should study the use of congestion pricing in and around Boston, 48% said yes and 35% said no.

Proposed tax change could help state’s small farms

A pair of western Massachusetts lawmakers made an urgent plea to their colleagues Tuesday to allow smaller farms to access property tax benefits currently available only to their larger peers.

State care agencies under microscope at Worcester hearing as potential third state-run veterans’ home is floated

At a Joint Ways and Means Committee hearing in Worcester, the secretary described the next budget cycle as being about the "organizational maturation" of the Executive Office of Veterans Services.

Clark joins United Nations initiative dedicated to human rights, sustainability

Clark University and its business school have joined 1,700 institutions worldwide working to realize the goals of the United Nations as the Worcester university has joined the UN Academic Impact initiative.

Worcester talent agency has local client cast in Hollywood version of Stephen King novel

A local actor represented by a Worcester-based talent agency will soon appear on the silver screen alongside big Hollywood stars like Josh Brolin and William H. Macy.