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Opposition mounts against Healey's plan to close Canton children's hospital
January 30, 2025Dismayed by the looming closure of a state-run pediatric rehab hospital in Canton, more than 14,300 people have signed a petition calling on state officials to scrap their plan, and a powerful union is asking members to put pressure on Gov. Maura
January 30, 2025
Mass. nonprofits react to Trump's sudden funding freeze
January 29, 2025They could have at least a few more days to figure out the landscape. A federal judge in Washington, D.C. temporarily blocked the proposed freeze late Tuesday afternoon, according to POLITICO. The judge's order is due to expire at 5 p.m. Monday.
January 29, 2025
Elder service providers feeling pressure as population expands
January 29, 2025Providers say state health officials have briefed them on program changes but are waiting for concrete details and guidance, known as "program instructions," from the state, said Betsey Crimmins, executive director of Mass Aging Access, which
January 29, 2025
Healey floats idea of eliminating sales tax exemption for candy
January 29, 2025Healey, in her annual budget bill filed last week, proposed removing candy's exemption from the sales tax in Massachusetts.
January 29, 2025
Newly proposed bills reignite psychedelic decriminalization fight
January 28, 2025After voters rejected a ballot question last November that would have legalized some psychedelics, a number of newly filed bills have reignited the conversation and will lead another attempt to move toward decriminalizing psilocybin.
January 28, 2025
Judge tosses 1,733-page appendix filed by fired cannabis chair, seeks prompt resolution to case
January 27, 2025"[T]his case has not proceeded with the alacrity one might expect in a matter that carries the level of importance attached to it by the parties and public alike. It is the Court's fervent hope that the case not become further enmired in procedural
January 27, 2025
CCC suspends whistleblower who brought attention to cannabis agency’s dysfunction
January 27, 2025Dube, featured in a WBJ investigation detailing dysfunction and toxicity at the CCC, has been suspended.
January 27, 2025
Passing the torch: With two new leaders, Fitchburg’s decades-long downtown revitalization enters its next phase
Updated: January 27, 2025Fitchburg began its first intentional effort to revitalize its core back in 2001.
Updated: January 27, 2025
Enrollment surge: Amid decade-high growth, Mount Wachusett Community College is expanding services to keep students on track
Updated: January 27, 2025This past fiscal year, Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner quietly achieved a milestone.
Updated: January 27, 2025
Movers & Shakers for Jan. 27, 2025
Updated: January 27, 2025Professionals at ERA Key Realty Services, the Worcester Community Action Council, and Open Sky Community Services are making career moves.
Updated: January 27, 2025
State investigators looking into $20K worth of bets placed on prohibited Belarusian soccer games
January 24, 2025When they adopted the catalog of events approved for wagering, commissioners included an explicit prohibition to ban betting on "any sports or sporting event overseen by Russian or Belarusian governing bodies, leagues, events and players," the
January 24, 2025
Mass. could receive up to $100M in Purdue opioid settlement
January 24, 2025Massachusetts could receive more than $100 million as part of a tentative new settlement between attorneys general, Purdue Pharma and the company's controlling Sackler family that reshapes some of the previous liability terms rejected by the nation'
January 24, 2025
Worcester County confirms its status as the Mass. cannabis capital, paces state with $339M in sales for 2024
January 22, 2025Worcester County led Massachusetts counties in cannabis sales in 2024, as the state’s legal marijuana industry brought in a total of more than $1.64 billion.
January 22, 2025
Healey proposes $2.5B higher education infrastructure plan
January 22, 2025The governor outlined her new proposal after touring the Cyber Range at Bridgewater State University, a hands-on lab where she lamented that too many public higher education campuses don't have the proper facilities to train students for cutting-
January 22, 2025
Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
January 21, 2025The FTC claims these hidden mandatory fees ranged from tens to hundreds of dollars a month per renter.
January 21, 2025
Mass. must pay feds $2.1B for unemployment error
January 21, 2025Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next decade after the Baker administration mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits, officials said Monday.
January 21, 2025
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