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The minimum wage in Massachusetts increased to $14.25 an hour in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on New Year's Day. It was part of a scheduled minimum wage increase; the wage increased 75 cents over the 2021 mark ($13.50 an hour).
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Should there be school on Monday? The largest teachers' union in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts says no. The Massachusetts Teachers Association wants to keep public schools on Monday, January 3 so that staff members can come in and get tested against coronavirus.
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Steve Connolly Seafood Company in Gloucester closed for good Saturday, January 1, 2022, according to an online posting. The company was "one of the last major seafood processors in Gloucester," according to The Gloucester Daily Times.
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Even though it wasn't an election year in Massachusetts, 2021 was an interesting time. Boston has a new mayor. The coronavirus pandemic isn't going away anytime soon. Charlie Baker is essentially a lame duck governor. Polyamory is here. And Joe Biden is in the White House
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By Colin Young State House News Service
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Vermont started allowing prisoners in the state to receive the booster shot against coronavirus in early December, and many people have capitalized. There are 1,283 people incarcerated in Vermont's correctional facilities, and 75 percent of them are vaccinated against coronavirus. Of those 75 percent, 89 percent are
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Will Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey run for governor in 2022? She hasn't announced that decision yet.
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Boston city councilor Lydia Edwards (D-East Boston) will most likely end up being a member of the Massachusetts Senate next year. The progressive Democrat, who supported 12 weeks of paid abortion leave for both men and women as a member of the Boston city council, won a Massachusetts Senate special
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