Recap and analysis of the past week in state government in Massachusetts.
Legislative & Economic News in Massachusetts
Economic and legislative news in Massachusetts for insurance professionals.
Western Mass. Lawmakers Back Eviction Moratorium
Twenty state lawmakers from western Massachusetts on Wednesday urged the Housing Committee to advance legislation that would restore a state-wide moratorium on evictions and foreclosures.
Baker: Vaccines Passed Major Test in Provincetown
The recent COVID-19 outbreak in Provincetown that involved vaccinated people contracting the Delta variant was a major test for the vaccines that have proven effective in preventing death and serious illness from the coronavirus, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday.
Weekly Report Detects 2,200 More Breakthrough Cases
Cases Among Vaccinated Account For One Third of New Cases.
More Than 1,000 in Mass. Died of Opioid Overdoses in Six Months
State Reducing Frequency Of Overdose Reports
