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State legislators, grass-roots orgs: Single-use plastic in Massachusetts 'gots to go'
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLegislators, working with local and regional grass-roots coalitions, launched a campaign to address...
Senate passes bill to embark on major early education changes
WFXT via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSenators voted unanimously Thursday on a sweeping reform bill aimed at aiding child care and early...
Massachusetts bills would set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers
Engadget· 1 year agoMassachusetts politicians are still pushing for better working conditions for ridesharing drivers....
'We can't afford not to do this.' MA plan would drop child care costs, pay teachers more
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoDespite a tightening state budget picture, the Senate next week plans to take up a pricey early education and child care bill aimed at expanding access to education for the state’s youngest ...
Minnesota elections: Which congress people are running for re-election?
SC Cloud | St. Cloud Times via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe presidential election isn't going to be the only tight race Minnesotans will cast their ballot...
Report: Mass. parents could save money, work more with early child care subsidies
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoBOSTON — Legislation that would offer families financial assistance with the cost of early education...
Despite state help, local child care centers face staffing shortages
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNORTHBOROUGH — Dipak Biswas has a staffing problem. The owner of the Northborough branch of the...
Mass. lawmakers target long-term care improvement with slate of bills
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBOSTON — A push is underway on Beacon Hill for a slate of elder care bills that seek to improve...
Xbox mass murder: State seeks to stop trial to challenge judge's ruling on death penalty
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe attorney for one of the killers in the Xbox mass murder on trial in DeLand is demanding records...
Minimum wage in Mass. just increased to $15. Now a group is pushing for $20 by 2027
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBOSTON — The $15 per hour minimum wage that took effect Jan. 1 in Massachusetts was years in the...