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DPH launches investigation into the Hospital for Behavioral Medicine
November 15, 2024The Hospital for Behavioral Medicine in Worcester is under investigation by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, marking the Department’s fourth investigation into a Central Massachusetts hospital in fewer than three months.
November 15, 2024
Mariano takes dim view on chances of health care bill compromise
November 15, 2024Mariano had pulled the sprawling health care packages from negotiations during the frenzied end of formal lawmaking of July 31 into Aug. 1, while the Steward Health Care bankruptcy rocked the state's health care landscape.
November 15, 2024
Group of Mass. legislators head to Cuba for discussions around health care, humanitarian aid
November 15, 2024The trip comes as three major health care bills addressing hospital oversight, prescription drug pricing and access, and substance use disorder remain on the rocks with less than two months remaining in the two-year session.
November 15, 2024
Wormtown in the Big Apple: Discover Central Mass launches Times Square ad campaign seeking to attract tourists to Worcester region
November 14, 2024The Central Massachusetts region’s tourism agency is now fighting for the attention of Times Square tourists with a new ad campaign.
November 14, 2024
Experts explore CCC overhaul options
November 14, 2024As they explore ways to either shore up or restructure the Cannabis Control Commission, lawmakers heard Wednesday from outsiders who suggested that the Legislature first be clear about its goals for the agency and then allow the best governing
November 14, 2024
Immersive exhibition featuring works of Van Gogh opens at Worcester’s Mercantile Center
November 14, 2024An empty retail space at Worcester’s Mercantile Center has been transformed into an immersive experience featuring the art of Vincent van Gogh.
November 14, 2024
Compromise state economic development bill sees $500M for life sciences, $400M for climate tech
November 13, 2024Top Democrats on Tuesday evening filed a compromise economic development bill months after their deadline-day talks collapsed, packing the measure with state support for the life sciences and climate technology industries, ticket sales regulations,
November 13, 2024
Continued flexibility: To attract top talent, Central Mass. employers still are in a workers' market
Updated: November 11, 2024Four and a half years after the COVID-19 pandemic altered the configuration of the U.S. workforce, Central Massachusetts employers are still navigating the reverberations of a landscape that changed overnight.
Updated: November 11, 2024
Opening doors: To provide more educational and career opportunities to underserved populations, Central Mass. colleges are enhancing financial aid
Updated: November 11, 2024The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester increased its full-tuition grants to students whose families make $100,000 a year or less.
Updated: November 11, 2024
Fired cannabis agency chair files legal appeal
November 8, 2024"This case presents important and undecided questions concerning the removal of a commissioner from an independent agency of the Commonwealth. It presents a number of issues of first impression, as the enabling statute of the Commission has never
November 8, 2024
WPI granted $900K from U.S. Department of Education to boost diversity among biology researchers
November 8, 2024Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a nearly $1-million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to finance fellowships for graduate students studying to become researchers and educators in cell and molecular biology.
November 8, 2024
State Democrats expect delayed jobs bill to be sent to governor’s desk next week
November 8, 2024Democrats plan next week to finish their work on a stalled jobs bill designed to supercharge the state's economy, especially the life sciences and climate technology industries.
November 8, 2024
Gov. Healey launches new higher ed affordability commission featuring Worcester State employee
November 7, 2024Healey's appointees to the commission include Mary Jo Marion, associate vice president of Worcester State University.
November 7, 2024
Trump wins second presidential term, as Central Mass. YWCA, NAACP react
November 6, 2024Former president Donald Trump completed his comeback Tuesday, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris and winning a second term that will start in January with Republicans in control of the House and Senate, where Massachusetts voters returned an a
November 6, 2024
Restaurant association celebrates as voters reject tipped wage increase
November 6, 2024The campaign boasted endorsements from Attorney General Andrea Campbell and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Opponents amassed support from Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, plus a bevy of state lawmakers and Boston city
November 6, 2024
Mass. voters pass initiative ending MCAS graduation requirement
November 6, 2024Massachusetts students will no longer have to pass the MCAS exam to earn a diploma in Massachusetts.
November 6, 2024
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