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Mass. budget pitch excludes job-saving provisions for mental health case workers

Department of Mental Health case managers continue to face job uncertainty, after budget negotiators opted against explicitly staving off the massive layoffs that Gov. Maura Healey had proposed in January.

Mass. provides $1.5M for behavioral health workforce development in Worcester County

As Central Massachusetts grapples with an ongoing mental health crisis, nine Worcester County organizations have split nearly $1.5 million in state funding to make the road to becoming a behavioral health clinician more accessible for the area’s student population.  

🔒WBJ publishes inaugural The Dog Edition

The Dog Edition captures the serious business issues associated with the rising rates of pet ownership and costs of petcare, while still injecting plenty of the fun & love associated with our furry friends.

Movers & Shakers for June 30, 2025

Professionals working at UMass Memorial Health, Cornerstone Bank, and Thrive Support & Advocacy are taking steps forward in their careers.
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🔒Dr. Dickson’s lifetime canine prescription

Dogs have been immanently woven throughout the life of Dr. Eric Dickson, president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health in Worcester.

🔒Ruff times: Rising costs of living and petcare are forcing shelters to adapt to an increase in pets needing a home

Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton's expansion couldn’t come at a better time, said Anne Lindsay of the Massachusetts Animal Coalition.

UMass Memorial defied regulations in rushed detox closure, but DPH rejects union’s call for public hearing

The DPH has stated the Worcester healthcare system violated a regulatory requirement with its rushed closure, yet the regulators have denied the union's request to hold a public hearing.  

Senate passes reproductive and transgender care law

The state-level protections come as congressional Republicans advance a reconciliation bill that could reduce abortion care access across the country.
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DPH commissioner: Mass. may reconsider following Trump Administration vaccine policies

As turmoil engulfed a federal vaccine advisory panel earlier this month, Massachusetts Department of Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein urged his own set of advisors to stay open-minded while also hinting at the possibility of disentangling state policy from the Trump administration.

Cliff Rucker’s new Worcester startup hub names first cohort

Worcester’s latest organization working toward making the city a top startup hub has named its first cohort of entrepreneurs.
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