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State gaming regulators tapped Gov. Charlie Baker's former deputy chief of staff for operations and administration to serve as the next executive director of the Mass. Gaming Commission.
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As lawmakers around the country struggle with an over-capacity emergency shelter crisis, Mass. lawmakers wrestle with reform and time limits in the only state in the country that guarantees access to shelter.
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At a School Committee Meeting, students and staff from several schools made public comments claiming they were completely unaware of a shooter on campus, and there was a lack of transparency between administrators, faculty and students.
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Federal database says Springfield museum has Native remains from central Mass. The museum disagrees.The Springfield Science Museum says it repatriated the remains of 25 Native people unearthed in Worcester County, but there is no official record. The federal office that governs repatriations says the Springfield Science Museum needs to figure out what happened.
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Healey's pardon forgives all state court misdemeanor convictions for possession of marijuana before March 13, 2024. It does not apply to charges of distribution, trafficking, or operating a motor vehicle under the influence.
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Researchers have found almost 150 new genetic markers, which help pinpoint diabetes risks.
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The "Mass Leads Act" would invest hundreds of millions of dollars in manufacturing, robotics, and life-science initiatives. The governor and her team spoke with students and faculty at Western New England University.
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The person responsible for firing the gun at the High School of Science and Technology in Springfield has been identified, but not been arrested yet, police said.
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A Massachusetts ballot question is pushing to gradually raise the $6.75 minimum hourly wage for tipped workers to meet the state's overall $15 minimum wage. Tips would still be allowed under the measure.
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No students and staff were injured after a single shot was fired at the High School of Science and Technology in Springfield on Monday.
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After appointing her to the top job in 2022, state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg suspended Shannon O'Brien, a former state treasurer and the Democratic Party's 2002 nominee for governor, from the Cannabis Control Commission with pay in September.
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The Massachusetts Senate this week takes its second run in three years at a bill to expand access to early education and fortify that sector's workforce.
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Students who participate in the fair are offered opportunities that help advance their scientific careers before they have even entered college.
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The organization known as Roca has seen a rise in the number of women seeking help in Springfield over the past year.