Politics
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Cannabis Finding Its Way In Tight Labor Market
By Colin A. Young Some businesses have trimmed their hours, changed the way they serve customers, or hiked wages and…
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Massachusetts low-income, essential workers during pandemic could see up to $2,000
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service OCT. 26, 2021…..A day after Beacon Hill Democrats proposed $500 million in bonuses…
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Fierce Nor’easter leaves 500,000 without power
By Colin A. Young State House News Service OCT. 27, 2021…..About half a million Massachusetts households, mostly on the South…
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Massachusetts treatment bill pitched to address opioid epidemic
By Colin A. Young State House News Service OCT. 25, 2021…..Acknowledging that the opioid epidemic that was raging before the…
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Department of Elementary and Secondary Education extends school mask mandate into next year
MALDEN – Today, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced that after consulting with medical experts and state health…
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Worker bonuses, UI relief highlight ARPA bill
By Michael P. Norton State House News Service OCT. 25, 2021…..Low- and middle-income workers who provided critical services during the…
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City of Fall River, New Bedford, each receive $2,500,000; sewer & water construction for Fall River, improvements for New Bedford
Today, Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy were joined by state…
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Drink Taxes Pitched To Boost Health, Addiction Treatment in Massachusetts
By Matt Murphy Former Gov. Deval Patrick tried repeatedly without success to tax soda and voters in 2010 rejected higher…
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S.P.A.M.: State Troopers informed Friday that they need to be vaccinated or face termination despite medical issues
Massachusetts State Police Troopers that are not vaccinated have begun receiving letters from the Baker Administration. According to a press…
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Unemployment in Massachusetts Rises As State Sits On ARPA Funds
By Chris Lisinski The statewide unemployment rate rose from 5 percent to 5.2 percent in September, while employers reported adding…
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