Opinion

The results of our April economic impact study reaffirm what we and so many others have long known: the DCU Center is a powerful engine for Worcester’s economy.

Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty recently proposed taxing university endowments. Rosanna Garcia of Worcester Polytechnic Institute suggests a scholarship fund for Worcester residents would be a better solution.

As the primary care workforce is shrinking due to an aging physician population and fewer new doctors entering the field, home health care can help bridge this gap and ensure patients receive essential services.

Three members of the Massachusetts Cannabis Equity Council argue the state should keep current limits on the amount of cannabis business licenses one person or entity can possess.

Republicans in Congress, along with the Trump Administration, have suggested $880 billion in cuts over the next 10 years to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees Medicaid. Medicaid provides more than 70 million with healthcare nationwide. The Trump Administration also is attempting to cut National Institutes of Health grants for medical research.

To our city leadership: We plead with you to support these spaces and the humans behind them.

Worcester, we must reawaken the traits of good leaders born during COVID. Employees and clients are feeling betrayed by organizations taking back commitments. Reawaken your courage, curiosity, commitment, conscientiousness, and empathy.

In early February, Racquel Knight, director of Worcester-based Center for Women & Enterprise Central MA, was laid off along with the four other directors of New England's CWEs. Gaby King Morse, CEO and president of CWE, cited the President Donald Trump Administration’s attempt to freeze federal aid to nonprofits with government contracts as the reason for the layoffs.

Opportunities for AI in social good extend beyond health. Human-centered AI design utilizes deep learning to foster fair workplaces, enabling supervisors to address employee mistreatment while empowering workers to advocate for better wages and growth.

People often refer to support for justice-impacted individuals as a second chance at opportunity and employment. Such chances are critical to expanding work experience, skill development, and economic mobility.