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Uber and Lyft will pay Massachusetts drivers a minimum $32.50 an hour—and give state $175 million—in settlement deal over wage violations
Finance

Uber and Lyft will pay Massachusetts drivers a minimum $32.50 an hour—and give state $175 million—in settlement deal over wage violations

By Steve LeBlanc and The Associated Press
June 28, 2024
Martha’s Vineyard rentals have gotten so expensive a correctional officer switched to cleaning to earn less so she didn’t lose access to low-income housing
Personal Finance

Martha’s Vineyard rentals have gotten so expensive a correctional officer switched to cleaning to earn less so she didn’t lose access to low-income housing

By Nick Perry and The Associated Press
June 21, 2024
Massachusetts installed a firewall designed to prevent cyberattacks and hacking—instead it caused a 911 outage
Tech

Massachusetts installed a firewall designed to prevent cyberattacks and hacking—instead it caused a 911 outage

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press
June 20, 2024
Gov. Maura Healey
Finance

Massachusetts declares early victory in taxing the rich, saying $1.8 billion take from millionaires tax was double expectations

By Alena Botros and Irina Ivanova
May 24, 2024
Billionaire gives UMass graduates $1,000 each—but they have to give half of it away
Personal Finance

Billionaire gives UMass graduates $1,000 each—but they have to give half of it away

By Nick Perry and The Associated Press
May 21, 2024
Maura Healey
Politics

Massachusetts jumps into housing debate with mansion tax proposal

By Sri Taylor and Bloomberg
May 6, 2024
Protesters at Columbia University
Politics

Dozen of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale University after sweeping arrests at Columbia last week

By Nick Perry, Michelle L. Price, Dave Collins and The Associated Press
April 22, 2024
Robot dog company celebrates its first shooting: ‘We are relieved that the only casualty that day was our robot’
Tech

Robot dog company celebrates its first shooting: ‘We are relieved that the only casualty that day was our robot’

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March 27, 2024
Salisbury
Environment

‘What, and destroy $2 billion worth of property?’ Mass. beach community undaunted after storm washes away 3-day-old $600,000 sand dune project

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press
March 13, 2024
Wealthy Massachusetts homeowners spent half a million dollars to build a sand dune that washed away in three days–and they’re dead set on rebuilding it
Environment

Wealthy Massachusetts homeowners spent half a million dollars to build a sand dune that washed away in three days–and they’re dead set on rebuilding it

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March 13, 2024
Maura Healey
Politics

Mass. gov. rips ‘decades of inertia and inaction’ as she pitches $4 billion housing fix: ‘There’s a reason people think about North Carolina or Texas’

By Christopher Anstey and Bloomberg
February 27, 2024
First large-scale offshore wind farm in U.S., off Massachusetts coast, has started delivering electricity
Environment

First large-scale offshore wind farm in U.S., off Massachusetts coast, has started delivering electricity

By Steve LeBlanc and The Associated Press
February 23, 2024
Poker player at slot machine
Finance

Casino revenues soared to $66.5 billion last year, powered by slot machines and sports betting

By Wayne Parry and The Associated Press
February 21, 2024
Bust is unveiled in Massachusetts
Politics

Father of the abolitionist movement Frederick Douglass honored in Massachusetts Statehouse with sculpture

By Steve LeBlanc and The Associated Press
February 15, 2024
Boston, MA - November 8: Maura Healey speaks to attendees of the Massachusetts Democratic Partys Election Night while celebrating her historic win as Massachusettss first female Governor in the Grand Ballroom at Copley Hotel. (Photo by Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Success

Massachusetts governor leans into the skills-based hiring revolution by axing degree requirements for state jobs. The private sector is up next

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January 26, 2024

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