LOCAL NEWS

Bill raises mandatory school attendance age to 18

The Massachusetts legislature's Joint Committee on Education voted favorably last week on a bill to reduce the school dropout rate in Massachusetts with a variety of prevention and recovery measures. More »

Job access bill addressing diversity makes progress

A bill aimed at increasing local and minority access to state-funded construction projects is one step closer to passage after receiving a thumbs-up last week from the Joint Committee on State Administration and Oversight. More »

Advancing the Green Economy into Massachusetts' Black Community

The Massachusetts 3rd Annual Sustainable Economy Conference (SEC) scheduled for April 30 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston recognizes that the engine of our economy is business. How business conducts its affairs and defines its goals and values can drive and improve the state of the economy. More »