Professional Services

House leadership took one issue off the table ahead of the term's final day of formal sessions, announcing plans for autumn hearings on the structure of the Cannabis Control Commission rather than attempting a late-session push to reshape the controversy-plagued agency.

Two lawsuits by former employees of the dispensary accuse the company of a number of wrongdoings.

Longtime Bowditch & Dewey lawyers Michael Angelini and Lou Ciavarra, along with a significant number of other attorneys are leaving the 110-year-old Worcester law firm.

Employees at the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, Shepherd & Goldstein of Worcester, and Nichols College in Dudley are on the up and up.

Department of Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said Wednesday that officials are in the dark for now on how the bidding process worked out for Steward Health Care's hospitals in Massachusetts.

Several lawmakers asked Shapiro how he landed on the idea of receivership rather than other reforms, such as asking the executive branch to perform more CCC oversight, installing an auditor at the agency, or pressing the governor, attorney general and treasurer to replace commissioners.

Worcester-based social equity cannabis dispensary New Dia is suing a California-based entity, claiming the firm has failed to pay an agreed upon purchase price of $2 million for a minority stake in the dispensary. 

Describing the stores as offering “unprecedented discounts,” the company said sales will apply to “workwear, footwear, teamwear and everyday clothing.”

Crow is a major donor to the Republican Party and conservative causes and has received scrutiny for his close ties to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Uber and Lyft will no longer face the prospect of a judge declaring that their status quo arrangement with drivers is illegal in Massachusetts, and they can continue to define their drivers as independent contractors.