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Crime
Healey Repeats ‘It Was a Mistake’ Under Fire Over $31,000 Paid to Aide Fired for Cocaine Charges
BY ELLA ADAMS Gov. Maura Healey did not answer questions Thursday about whether people are facing disciplinary action for mistakenly…
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Slow Growth Persists: Massachusetts Adds Few Jobs, Holds Unemployment at 4.7%
BY MICHAEL NORTON The Massachusetts unemployment rate held at 4.7% in November and preliminary data underscored a “slow” labor market…
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State forecasts lower winter heating bills for most Massachusetts homes
BY COLIN A. YOUNG Jan. 6, 2026…..As an investigation of utility bill cost drivers gets underway, state government has projected…
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Massachusetts State Lottery eyes sales lift with fresh set of new instant games, here are the details
BY KATIE CASTELLANI STATE HOUSE, BOSTON…….A dip in instant ticket sales dented the Massachusetts Lottery’s numbers for November but the…
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Proposed Massachusetts ballot questions capping revenue state can collect, subjecting lawmakers to public records law move forward
BY KATIE CASTELLANI STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, Dec. 30, 2025…..Four more proposed ballot questions have officially cleared the necessary signatures to…
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Health
Massachusetts Faces “Very High” Flu Activity — Get Vaccinated Now, Warns Top Health Official
BY ALISON KUZNITZ The state’s top public health official urged Bay Staters to get their flu shot as an influenza strain…
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Massachusetts bill would enable municipalities to offer “tax shock” prevention credits when residential property taxes climb sharply
According to the State House News Service, “tomorrow is the deadline to submit written testimony to Senate Ways and Means…
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Gov. Healey Tight-Lipped on Former Aide LaMar Cook’s 2001 Gun Incident Amid Cocaine Trafficking Case
BY ALISON KUZNITZ Citing a criminal investigation, Gov. Maura Healey declined to divulge in a TV interview what she knew…
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Economy
Healey: Rent Control ‘Not the Solution’ to Massachusetts Housing Crisis as Ballot Measure Gains Momentum
BY ELLA ADAMS She’s taking a victory lap for helping get rid of renter-paid broker’s fees, but Gov. Maura Healey…
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Massachusetts Lawmakers Target Dark Money Spending to Influence Local Town Votes
BY SAM DRYSDALE Legislation requiring public disclosure for people and groups spending significant sums to influence town meeting votes is…
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