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Worcester recently joined a national study seeking to measure the economic impact of nonprofit arts and culture organizations.

Drivers for ride-for-hire services like Uber and Lyft would have to undergo a two-step background check under a new bill.

The Massachusetts smoking age would rise to 21 and pharmacies would be banned from selling cigarettes and other tobacco products under a new bill.

The board of Fallon Health has voted to make the interim CEO and president roles currently held by Richard Burke permanent.

Massachusetts drivers can expect to see a lot more technology on the roads later this year when the Department of Transportation begins to roll out its all-electronic tolling program and a new real-time traffic management system.

The rate of spending on research and development in Massachusetts outpaced that of its peer states with vibrant technology sectors as the innovation economy grew by more than $25 billion from 2009 to 2014.

The president and COO of VMware has stepped down from his role to join the VC firm of Sequoia Capital in a continuing exodus from the cloud storage company.

A new study out from UMass Medical School and the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation explores the reasons why 200,000 Massachusetts residents still have no insurance despite continued health care reform.

Worcester's Fallon Health has posted a net loss of $6.8 million for fiscal 2015, citing continued pressures on the industry and rising drug prices.

On Wednesday, employees of the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center will hold a rally that they hope will push the nonprofit's administration towards allowing them to unionize.