Government & Politics

Gov. Maura Healey has signed the addiction and substance use disorder bill that expands access to overdose reversal drugs, establishes licensure for recovery coaches, and limits legal liability for drug users and harm reduction workers who use drug-testing equipment.

Gov. Maura Healey on Monday signed an executive order aimed at boosting women's employment in the construction industry, and she celebrated the effort with what could be one of her final public collaborations with the Biden administration.

Three Central Massachusetts universities have been awarded a share of $14 million in state funding to boost graduation rates for historically underserved students. 

In December 2023, the WBJ Editorial staff made 10 bold predictions for news events to happen in Central Massachusetts throughout the year. Turns out, we missed the mark on all but two.

The Worcester Memorial Auditorium, colloquially known as the Aud, has sat vacant for the past 25 years.

Worcester’s two tallest office buildings have had quite the wild ride over the past 10 years.

Overall, the amount of available space in suburban Central Massachusetts office markets is more than 90 football fields.

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts continued to rise in November for the second month in a row, yet still remained lower than the national average.

For about a decade, the T has entrusted Keolis with running trains on the commuter rail system, but that contract is set to expire in mid-2027 after the most recent extension.

The median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts has reached $600,000, as prices continue their upward trajectory in the central region of the state.