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MA Lottery tacks $18 Million on to its profit estimate, changes coming to Megabucks
Colin A. Young SEPT. 26, 2023…..The Massachusetts Lottery did even better financially last fiscal year than it initially thought and…
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Mid-September tax revenues running ahead of last year’s pace
Colin A. Young BOSTON – With lawmakers poised to vote this week on a tax relief package expected to total…
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Top Massachusetts Dems declare deal on tax relief
Michael Norton SEPT. 21, 2023……Top House and Senate Democrats have reached an agreement on a tax relief bill, and plan…
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Healey: Failing feds leave states “holding the bag” on migrant crisis
By Colin A. Young SEPT. 20, 2023…..A day after House Speaker Ronald Mariano made clear that the Legislature is not…
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Debt-free college in Massachusetts framed as cure for workforce woes
By Alison Kuznitz STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, SEPT. 18, 2023…..Tens of thousands of Bay Staters struggling to afford skyrocketing college tuition,…
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New Healey orders target plastic bottles, biodiversity
Colin A. Young Gov. Maura Healey plans this week to ban state agencies from purchasing single-use plastic bottles effective immediately,…
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Up to 55 families a day seeking shelter in Massachusetts, over 6,300 total
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON,…..Frustrations are swelling about who bears the brunt of the emergency shelter upheaval, National Guard personnel are preparing…
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Tax package tops fall agenda, Massachusetts Govern Healey says
By Sam Drysdale QUINCY, MASS., SEPT. 14, 2023…..Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday that she is “absolutely” pushing legislators to complete…
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Healey bill pours $250 million more into shelter crisis
By Chris Lisinski SEPT. 13, 2023…..Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday proposed using nearly $300 million in one-time funds to infuse…
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Massachusetts advocates hope to offer benefits for more immigrants
Alison Kuznitz Low-income immigrant families could be eligible for state food benefits and cash assistance through pending legislation that coincides…
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