Electricity providers will need to cut half a million tons of greenhouse gas emissions and gas providers will need to trim more than 340,000 tons between 2022 and 2024 to comply with the first specific targets placed on utilities under the state’s new climate policy law.
Legislative & Economic News in Massachusetts
Economic and legislative news in Massachusetts for insurance professionals.
Rates Set for Employers’ Extra COVID-19 UI Assessments
Employers in Massachusetts will face additional assessments equal to 10.5 percent of their unemployment insurance rates as part of an accounting fix the state deployed to soften the pandemic’s impacts
Red Tide Spurs Closure of Shellfish Areas Along Mass. Coast
The announcement affects shellfish areas in approximately 28 cities and towns in the Commonwealth.
Accord Reached to Revive Early, Mail-In Voting
Spending Compromise Features Revival of Election Reforms
Mass. Unemployment Rate Dips Below 5 Percent
Mass. employers added 9,400 jobs in June as the statewide unemployment rate dropped under 5 percent.
