Government & Politics

IMA celebrated its 100th year of operation last year, having been founded by Harold Fielding in Worcester in 1924. The firm has 45 employees.

Massachusetts cannabis regulators have sounded the alarm over potentially harmful products sold by two marijuana companies, who are both pushing back against the need for the notice and the state’s haphazard testing system.

Despite all of the uncertainty and changes coming out of Washington and the chronically high cost of living in Massachusetts, Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao says her confidence level is "high."

Individual homelessness levels are severely rising in Massachusetts, and service providers have received no growth in state assistance in two years.

Carolyn Jackson, CEO of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, will resign from her position on Feb. 14.

The law applies to 350 municipalities in Massachusetts. Boston is exempt, and is pursuing its own city-specific ADU policy. 

“Each of these investments underscores the power of collaboration and the arts in shaping a vibrant and inclusive community,” Pete Dunn, president & CEO of Greater Worcester Community Foundation, said.

Dismayed by the looming closure of a state-run pediatric rehab hospital in Canton, more than 14,300 people have signed a petition calling on state officials to scrap their plan, and a powerful union is asking members to put pressure on Gov. Maura Healey to halt health care budget cuts.

They could have at least a few more days to figure out the landscape. A federal judge in Washington, D.C. temporarily blocked the proposed freeze late Tuesday afternoon, according to POLITICO. The judge's order is due to expire at 5 p.m. Monday.

Providers say state health officials have briefed them on program changes but are waiting for concrete details and guidance, known as "program instructions," from the state, said Betsey Crimmins, executive director of Mass Aging Access, which represents nearly 30 so-called Aging Services Access Points and Area Agencies on Aging.