Massachusetts is now the first state to tax companies like Uber and Lyft, more specifically, the state is taking money from those companies and using 25 percent of it to buoy the failing taxi industry.
Recent Massachusetts high school graduates had the highest average score on the annual ACT test, a benchmark for their college and career readiness, according to test results released Wednesday.
Massachusetts high school seniors in the class of 2016 scored an average composite score of 24.8 out of a possible 36 points, up from last year's average score of 24.4. The national average score was 20.8, according to results released by ACT Inc.
