Baker talks impacts of long-term hybrid work model
Many employees have returned to an in-person daily grind more than two years after the pandemic reshaped public life, but even if a fraction of the workforce continues to embrace...
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House vote leaves licensing bill on verge of becoming law
Immigration reform and road safety advocates have spent years unsuccessfully pushing Beacon Hill to expand driver's license access to undocumented immigrants and, despite the objection of Gov. Charlie Baker, the...
UMass tuition rising this fall after two-year freeze
Tuition across all University of Massachusetts campuses will increase this fall for the first time in three years, ending a pandemic-era freeze as the higher education system's leaders grapple with...
Budd appeals for aid to pull judiciary into digital age
Security systems in state courthouses are "degraded." Judges often wait three or four minutes for digital files to load while working on cases. And most state judiciary buildings have in...
![Amid an aggressive surge in COVID-19 infections, Massachusetts is also grappling with the early months of what is shaping up to be an active season for the flu. Influenza-like illness activity reached the highest of four severity ratings in the week from Dec. 19 to Dec. 25, the most recent period with a Department of […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/low-l-flu_DPH.jpg?w=123 "Amid an aggressive surge in COVID-19 infections, Massachusetts is also grappling with the early months of what is shaping up to be an active season for the flu. Influenza-like illness activity reached the highest of four severity ratings in the week from Dec. 19 to Dec. 25, the most recent period with a Department of […]")
Flu activity high for first time since April 2020
Amid an aggressive surge in COVID-19 infections, Massachusetts is also grappling with the early months of what is shaping up to be an active season for the flu. Influenza-like illness...
![BOSTON – On a day when dozens of lawmakers voiced opposition to legislation that would overhaul how companies classify and compensate app-based drivers, leaders of the gig economy giants seeking the changes indicated that their business models could not accommodate employee benefits under existing state law. Higher-ups at Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart faced pointed inquiries […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/low-l-workers.jpg?w=124 "BOSTON – On a day when dozens of lawmakers voiced opposition to legislation that would overhaul how companies classify and compensate app-based drivers, leaders of the gig economy giants seeking the changes indicated that their business models could not accommodate employee benefits under existing state law. Higher-ups at Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart faced pointed inquiries […]")
Employment models at center of workers’ rights battle with gig giants
BOSTON – On a day when dozens of lawmakers voiced opposition to legislation that would overhaul how companies classify and compensate app-based drivers, leaders of the gig economy giants seeking...
![BOSTON – Dozens of Massachusetts lawmakers, both Boston mayoral candidates, Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins and other public figures will declare their opposition Wednesday to worker classification legislation sought by major gig economy companies. The coalition of organized labor and community groups fighting the industry-backed campaign said 25 senators and 44 representatives joined their effort […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/LOW-L-uberDriver05-1.jpg?w=125 "BOSTON – Dozens of Massachusetts lawmakers, both Boston mayoral candidates, Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins and other public figures will declare their opposition Wednesday to worker classification legislation sought by major gig economy companies. The coalition of organized labor and community groups fighting the industry-backed campaign said 25 senators and 44 representatives joined their effort […]")
Alternative to app-based driver petition draws big-time opposition
BOSTON – Dozens of Massachusetts lawmakers, both Boston mayoral candidates, Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins and other public figures will declare their opposition Wednesday to worker classification legislation sought by...
![BOSTON – The COVID-19 vaccine may have helped prevent hundreds of deaths and thousands of infections among Massachusetts seniors in a five-month span, federal health officials said Tuesday. In a new report, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services projected that the immunization may have shielded 900 Bay Staters who are enrolled in Medicare […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Virus_Outbreak_Mexico_44111.jpg?w=132 "BOSTON – The COVID-19 vaccine may have helped prevent hundreds of deaths and thousands of infections among Massachusetts seniors in a five-month span, federal health officials said Tuesday. In a new report, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services projected that the immunization may have shielded 900 Bay Staters who are enrolled in Medicare […]")
Harboring doubt about the vaccine? Look at these numbers
BOSTON – The COVID-19 vaccine may have helped prevent hundreds of deaths and thousands of infections among Massachusetts seniors in a five-month span, federal health officials said Tuesday. In a...
![BOSTON – More than four years after her younger brother, Michael, was shot and killed in Boston, Rep. Liz Miranda is preparing for the trial to begin next year. And if Miranda gets the chance, she plans to make clear that she opposes a life sentence without parole for the alleged murderer. The Roxbury Democrat […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/parknl006-1.jpg?w=111 "BOSTON – More than four years after her younger brother, Michael, was shot and killed in Boston, Rep. Liz Miranda is preparing for the trial to begin next year. And if Miranda gets the chance, she plans to make clear that she opposes a life sentence without parole for the alleged murderer. The Roxbury Democrat […]")
Life without parole knocked as “death by another name”
BOSTON – More than four years after her younger brother, Michael, was shot and killed in Boston, Rep. Liz Miranda is preparing for the trial to begin next year. And...
![BOSTON – The House will “need another vote” on election reforms this session, House Speaker Ronald Mariano said Monday as he pointed out that representatives already rejected a same-day voter registration proposal last year. The Senate will debate a bill on Wednesday that would make mail-in voting and expanded in-person early voting permanent features, allow […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/budget14.jpg?w=134 "BOSTON – The House will “need another vote” on election reforms this session, House Speaker Ronald Mariano said Monday as he pointed out that representatives already rejected a same-day voter registration proposal last year. The Senate will debate a bill on Wednesday that would make mail-in voting and expanded in-person early voting permanent features, allow […]")
On same-day voter registration, House speaker Mariano says “We’ll see what happens”
BOSTON – The House will “need another vote” on election reforms this session, House Speaker Ronald Mariano said Monday as he pointed out that representatives already rejected a same-day voter...