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Mass. legislators head to Canada for renewable energy tour

The trip comes as state energy policies shaped through a series of clean energy laws are suddenly at odds with the new direction of federal energy policy under President Donald Trump.

Clark University student workers strike, as they attempt to form a union

At least eight Worcester elected officials have shown support for undergraduate workers' efforts to have the university sign a neutrality card check agreement giving the workers the ability to form a union.

Preservation Worcester executive director to retire

Deborah Packard, the long-time leader of Preservation Worcester, will retire from her role as executive director this summer.

Two Central Mass. climate tech companies and researchers awarded $425K

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center has awarded $425,000 to two Central Massachusetts businesses.
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Business leaders rally against potential tax hikes

Business groups are ramping up the pressure on Beacon Hill to use state dollars, not employer taxes, to repay the federal government for an unemployment insurance error committed by the Baker administration.

UMass Chan freezes hiring, plans layoffs in preparation for NIH funding cuts

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester is implementing immediate and upcoming cuts to hiring, spending, and employment.

Worcester lab indicted as part of alleged $8M MassHealth fraud

Central Lab Partners and its owner Cynthia Norton of West Boylston were among seven entities indicted on Monday by the Suffolk County Statewide Grand Jury following charges brought by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.

Augustus: Market uncertainty may scare off housing investors

State government leaders in Massachusetts are trying to instigate a building boom to address a housing shortage marked by high rents and sale prices, but a top housing official is now warning that headwinds from Washington could threaten their efforts.
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Greater Worcester unemployment rises again, as rates for other Central Mass. communities are no longer provided

January’s report consolidated labor markets while omitting others, accounting for the decrease in regions analyzed from the usual 24 to 12.

CHIA: Mass. healthcare costs escalate to unsustainable levels

Health care costs in Massachusetts surged at unsustainable levels in 2023, adding more pressure to already-strained household budgets, according to new state data.
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