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Attorney General sues CVS for allegedly failing to provide discounts to MassHealth members
May 8, 2025Attorney General Andrea Campbell and a few of her peers sued CVS on Wednesday, alleging the pharmacy giant for years failed to provide Medicaid members with access to the same discount as cash-paying customers.
May 8, 2025
Central Mass. businesses remain pessimistic about local economy, as outlook on U.S. economy drops to 16-year low
May 7, 2025Business confidence in Central Massachusetts yo-yoed back into pessimistic territory in April as Massachusetts employers’ view of the U.S. economy sank to the lowest point since the end of the Great Recession in 2009.
May 7, 2025
WBJ projects division launches Central Mass. wedding guide: We Do!
May 7, 2025The special projects division of Worcester Business Journal has launched its first-ever wedding guide, a website and magazine designed to equip couples with the inspiration and resources needed to plan their Central Massachusetts weddings.
May 7, 2025
Advocates push for bill codifying federal protections for immigrant, disabled students
May 7, 2025Gonzalez and other education, immigrant and disability advocates are flagging urgent concerns about federal threats to education rights for immigrant and disabled students.
May 7, 2025
Mass. sees $4.87M in cannabis sales on 4/20 holiday, 54% less than 2024
May 5, 2025The 4/20 holiday fell on Easter Sunday this year, compared to last year, when it fell on a Saturday.
May 5, 2025
Embracing uncertainty: As the trade war wreaks havoc, Central Mass. manufacturers are urged to save cash and be proactive
Updated: May 5, 2025The constantly changing tariff landscape is forcing manufacturers to hold off on expansion efforts or big equipment purchases.
Updated: May 5, 2025
Collaborating through a crisis: More than 50% of Central Mass. ER beds are taken up by mental health patients waiting for treatment
Updated: May 5, 2025In February, Gov. Maura Healey declared Massachusetts is facing a mental health crisis.
Updated: May 5, 2025-
Mass. launches $25M program to bolster behavioral health workforce
May 2, 2025The state has launched a $25-million scholarship program for students looking to work within the state, with nearly half allocated to retroactive payments.
May 2, 2025 
Nearly 1M in Mass. to resume federal student loan payments
May 2, 2025The Department of Education will resume debt collections for federal student loan borrowers on Monday, during a critical moment for higher education and affordability in Massachusetts and across the country.
May 2, 2025
Economist: State contraction may have exceeded U.S. GDP dip
May 2, 2025The U.S. economy slightly contracted in the first quarter, confirming that both economic weakness and federal revenue uncertainties are ongoing concerns for state budget writers. The size of the contraction in the state economy might have been even
May 2, 2025
QCC, MWCC granted $179K to train nurses, IT workers, and personal care aids
May 1, 2025Two Central Massachusetts community colleges have secured a slice of $1.5 million in state grant funding to train workers in the healthcare and IT industries.
May 1, 2025
DPH: Framingham Union’s neonatal unit, which is scheduled to close, is medically necessary to the region
May 1, 2025Framingham Union has until May 9 to prepare a plan explaining how the hospital’s special care nursery services will be maintained for the residents of its service area.
May 1, 2025
Mass. House passes $61.5B fiscal year budget
May 1, 2025The House wrapped up work on a nearly $61.5 billion fiscal year 2026 budget plan after two and a half days of proceedings that added tens of millions of dollars in spending and spotlighted fault lines on a series of broader policy issues.
May 1, 2025
Business leaders highlight potential financial and workplace culture benefits of employee ownership
April 30, 2025In addition to having the ability to make employees feel empowered, there are also financial benefits to starting an employee-owned business or converting an existing business.
April 30, 2025
Report: Millionaire tax not causing ultra-wealthy to flee state
April 30, 2025Raise Up says the 2,642 ultra-wealthy individuals delineated in the report represent 0.04% of the Massachusetts population, and collectively hold $500.4 billion in total wealth.
April 30, 2025
Holden rep. pushes for insurers to cover cognitive rehab therapy
April 30, 2025"One last thing I'll leave you with: The state of Arkansas, in March, just passed a comprehensive [cognitive rehabilitation therapy] bill. And if Arkansas can do it, I'm absolutely positive Massachusetts will be doing it soon," the Holden Republican
April 30, 2025
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