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Senate bill would bring sweeping changes to cannabis agency, regulations

Where the House bill sprawls into other areas — such as regulating hemp-derived beverages — the Senate version stays more narrowly focused. 

🔒State auditor assails UMass Memorial Health over use of $6.2M in COVID funding

The Massachusetts state auditor is calling into question UMass Memorial Health’s use of $6.2 million it received in COVID relief grants.

🔒Unauthorized video of Worcester Memorial Auditorium generates YouTube fame, as fundraising effort to save building continues

A popular YouTube account which explores abandoned buildings featured the Worcester Memorial Auditorium in a new video, giving viewers a behind-the-scenes, unauthorized look at the state of the once-thriving venue.

House energy bill shifts focus from clean energy to affordability

The Conservation Law Foundation said the bill would "gut the state’s climate law and cut energy efficiency programs that help reduce pollution and utility bills for Massachusetts families."
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Healey: Mass. SNAP recipients still receiving full benefits

All Massachusetts residents eligible so far this month for federal government food assistance have received their full...

WPI receives $1M for hydrogen workforce training

The new program, supported by a $1-million grant from the National Science Foundation, will lead to the creation of a one-year course to prepare workers for careers in roles needed by the hydrogen sector.

🔒Major developments in Worcester, Littleton granted $7M in state funding

The largest grant went toward funding infrastructure upgrades at the site of King Street Common in Littleton.

Gardner optics firm lands $723K order for fighter pilot AR headset project

Precision Optics says the global aviation AR market is expected to grow more than 20% by 2030, with the technology reducing cost and the potential for training-related accidents. 
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Long-awaited social consumption rules could be voted on in December

Social consumption sites were envisioned under the 2016 marijuana voter law but have yet to launch.

Healey touts state as safe haven for investors from federal uncertainty

Speaking at the Thomas Menino Convention Center, Healey said her administration has worked to ensure Massachusetts remains "rock solid" amid federal headwinds. 
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