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Rep. Seth Moulton speaks on Capitol Hill. (Alex Brandon/AP)

03:34Nov 6, 2024

Moulton says Trump victory shows Democrats are 'out of touch' with Americans and their concerns

Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton says Kamala Harris and the Democrats should have listened more to Americans about their concerns, particularly over the economy and inflation, and said what Harris would have done differently from Joe Biden and Donald Trump to make things better.

Uber and Lyft stickers are pictured inside a ride-hailing vehicle outside the Massachusetts State House in Boston on Nov. 14, 2019. (Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Question 3 passes, giving ride-hail drivers the right to unionize

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Nov 6, 2024

A glass tip jar next to a point-of-sale payment system screen displaying tip options at a coffee shop in Waitsfield, Vermont. (Carolyn Lessard/AP)

What would happen if Question 5 passes? A look at the data on raising the tipped minimum wage

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Nov 1, 2024

The Charles River looking east and the Boston skyline. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

To clean up eastern Mass. rivers, EPA unveils new commercial property permit plan

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Nov 1, 2024

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and local business leaders have agreed to a compromise on her plan to shift more of the city’s property tax burden onto businesses. Here's what to...

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Radioactive water continues to be a flashpoint in cleanup of Pilgrim nuclear site

Holtec's plan to discharge nearly a million gallons of radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay has become a contentious dispute in the cleanup of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in...

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A lobsterman uses a gauge to measure a freshly caught lobster. (Pat Wellenbach/AP)

Regulators delay lobster size limits for six months

The new lobster size restrictions were supposed to go into effect at the beginning of the year, giving the industry a brief reprieve. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission said...

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A waiter delivers food to patrons. (Marta Lavandier/AP)

What's the deal with tip pooling? Here's how Question 5 seeks to change it

Question 5 would not only raise the Massachusetts minimum wage for workers who earn tips, but also change how those tip could be shared.

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Oct 21, 2024

Picket signs made for striking hotel workers in Boston. (Alison Kuznitz/SHNS)

Omni hotel workers ratify contract, ending strike

More than 600 workers from the two hotels had been on an open-ended strike since Oct. 14. A tentative agreement over the weekend led to the suspension of picket lines...

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An electricity meter on a house in Cambridge. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Mass. residents enrolled in public assistance will now get automatic utility bill discounts

Bay Staters enrolled in SNAP benefits, MassHealth and other public assistance programs will get receive discounts on their natural gas and electric bills under a new partnership between the state...

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Oct 16, 2024

Massachusetts Lottery number tickets at a display counter at College Convenience on Huntington Ave. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mass. online lottery launch pushed to 2026

Bay Staters may be able to buy Lottery products from their phones or computers starting in April 2026 — about five months later than originally planned, according to state officials.

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Oct 16, 2024

Bottles of liquor behind the bar at Doyle's Cafe in Jamaica Plain. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mayor lays out new details on expansion of Boston liquor licenses

The city of Boston will award 225 new liquor licenses over the next three years, which officials say will help create new small businesses across diverse communities. Applications for the...

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Toby Leary shoots a tactical pistol during a demonstration at the Cape Gun Works firing range of guns no longer allowed to be sold under the state's new gun control law. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Furious with new Mass. gun laws, opponents take fight to court and the public

The new measures may survive challenges in state court, legal specialists say, but lawsuits could open the door to rollbacks of assault weapons bans nationally before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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04:02Oct 9, 2024