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Massachusetts officials announce $2.6 billion bond sale to replenish the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s (R) administration announced on April 15 that the state intends to issue $2.6 billion of bonds to help replenish the state’s unemployment trust fund and pay back $1.77 billion of federal loans to the fund. The state legislature in 2021 approved bond sales to help fund…

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Massachusetts announces plan to waive up to $1.6 billion in non-fraudulent unemployment insurance overpayments

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s (R) administration announced on April 14 a plan to waive $1.6 billion in non-fraudulent unemployment insurance overpayment collections. The plan would offer waivers for some workers who claimed benefits during the pandemic but were asked to repay them because the state deemed them ineligible after the…

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Massachusetts coronavirus breakthrough cases spike 156% last week, hospitalizations rise

State health officials reported more than 10,000 coronavirus breakthrough cases last week, as COVID-19 infection counts continue climbing while fully vaccinated hospitalizations also rose.

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Ex-chair of tribe that welcomed Pilgrims goes on trial

A former chairperson of the Massachusetts tribe whose ancestors aided the Pilgrims is going on federal trial

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No major incidents at Boston Marathon with beefed-up law enforcement presence

BOSTON — After declaring that security to match a presidential inauguration was in place, the Massachusetts State Police prediction of a threat-free marathon proved true Monday, after the 126th race ran without any major incidents.

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Massachusetts Activists Push For Psychedelics Decriminalization: What You Need To Know

Activists in Massachusetts are looking to decriminalize psychedelics locally and at the state level: a new campaign by the Bay Staters for National Medicine is gathering signatures to include a decriminalization measure on the November ballot, Marijuana Moment reported. The Worcester Decrim Effort: If enough signatures are gathered, Worcester voters could decriminalize low-level…

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Stem Closes Agreements To Sell Cannabis License In Massachusetts For $1.65M

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State Police: Inauguration level security in place for Boston Marathon Monday

BOSTON – With security that would match a presidential inauguration in place, the Massachusetts State Police reported no credible threats against runners or spectators during today’s Boston Marathon.

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‘Total ban’: could this be the last generation of smokers?

Brookline, Massachusetts, banned the sale of tobacco products to anyone born after 2000, with a NZ law to be introduced this year. Could Australia be next?

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Brave teen scares off home intruder with kitchen knives as she protects younger sister

Avery Cormier, 14, awoke to the sound of a man breaking into her Massachusetts home at around 7.20am on Friday and confronted him with two steak knives before filming his car as he fled the scene

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

On April 1, the Maryland General Assembly referred a constitutional amendment to the ballot that would legalize marijuana for adults 21 or older beginning in July 2023. If voters approve the amendment, Maryland would join 18 states and Washington, D.C., in legalizing marijuana for recreational use.

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EXCLUSIVE: How To Get Free Medical Marijuana Appointments In NY, MA, WV, MO

Elevate Holistics, a multistate solution provider in the medical marijuana industry, is bringing its platform to simplify the process of obtaining a medical marijuana card to New York, West Virginia and Massachusetts, offering 100 free appointments to residents in each of the states, over the next 6 months.

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WYNK THC And CBD Infused Seltzers Now Available In Eight States

WYNK THC & Seltzer now is available in eight states: New Mexico, Michigan and Arkansas recently joined Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri and Ohio on the roster of states where medical patients and/or recreational consumers can purchase the balanced 1:1 ratio THC and CBD seltzers.

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Certified ballot measures lags prior even years at this point in the cycle

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Massachusetts reports COVID-19 cases jump 52%, hospitalizations up again

BOSTON — State health officials on Wednesday reported nearly 2,000 new coronavirus cases, yet another increase from last week as COVID-19 hospitalizations ticked up across the region.

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Agrify Inks Total Turn-Key Agreement In New Jersey With Loud Wellness

Agrify Corp (NASDAQ:AGFY) has signed a definitive agreement for its Agrify Total Turn-Key Solution with Loud Wellness Inc., a New Jersey-based cultivation and manufacturing operator. Loud Wellness is one of only eight awardees that received both the Class 1 Cultivator and Class 2 Manufacturer licenses in New Jersey. According to MJBizDaily, the nascent…

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The Victorian seats to watch this election in the state dubbed the ‘Massachusetts of Australia’

Despite its reputation as a progressive state, Victoria could be decisive in the event of a tight federal election

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12 unvaccinated Massachusetts troopers fired

BOSTON — Massachusetts has terminated 12 members of the State Police — 11 troopers and one sergeant — for failing to comply with Gov. Charlie Baker’s vaccine mandate.

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Charlie Baker signs a law that allows older relatives to adopt younger relatives

BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker has signed the bill closing a longstanding legal loophole in Massachusetts by signing a law that will allow older siblings and other relatives to adopt their younger relatives.

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EXPLAINER: Why would nuclear plant dump wastewater into bay?

One million gallons of radioactive water is inside a former nuclear power plant along Cape Cod Bay and it has got to go

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Massachusetts woman reveals how she lost $2.5m in online romance scam

‘That’s the kind of scary part about these scams, it’s that they’re very patient’

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Massachusetts Senators Approve Comprehensive Social Equity Cannabis Bill, Here's What's In It

Massachusetts Senators have approved a sweeping Social Equity Cannabis Bill, which would create a fund to support equal rights in the cannabis industry. The measure is now heading to the Massachusetts House of Representatives for further consideration.

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Michelle Carter pushed Conrad Roy to suicide via text. Now his family fear Hulu show will defend her deadly words

In 2014, 18-year-old Conrad Roy III died by suicide. His phone soon revealed texts from 17-year-old Michelle Carter urging him to take his own life. Eight years on, the victim’s family is worried that new Hulu series ‘The Girl from Plainville’ may defend her ‘evil actions’. Rachel Sharp reports

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Trulieve Opens Cannabis Dispensary In Framingham, Massachusetts

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (OTCQX:TCNNF) (CSE:TRUL) opened a dispensary in Framingham, Massachusetts. Located in New England's Golden Triangle retail district at 85 Worcester Rd., this is Trulieve's third and largest retail location in the state.

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Editorial: The U.S. House passes a sane marijuana decriminalization bill; the Senate should follow suit

Eighteen states all over the physical and political map, including California, Arizona, Virginia, Michigan, Montana, Illinois, Oregon, Nevada, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, now permit the recreational use of cannabis, opting to regulate and collect taxes from adult use of the substance rather than continue to treat it as…

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