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The Massachusetts economy continues to hum along in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic's disruption, a trend that business leaders and analysts say could forecast more inflationary pressure on the horizon.

The state's largest business association asks employers how they're feeling about the economy each month. The index was 51.5 on a 100-point scale in March — a two-point drop from the previous month (and a 5.7-point drop from the same time last year).

Massachusetts COVID reopening: Larger gathering sizes, fewer capacity restrictions in time for wedding season Updated 6:30 AM; Massachusetts is raising its ceiling for large gatherings just in time for wedding season. The state Department of Public Health plans to start allowing gatherings of up to 200 people indoors on May 29, double the current limit for indoor gatherings at venues. The outdoor limit will increase to 250, about 100 more than the current cap, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tues...

New Paid Leave Program About three years ago, a line of people crowded behind Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker as he sat down at a big wooden desk and took out a pen. It was a moment Randy Albelda had been dreaming about and working toward for nearly 20 years. The governor was signing paid and family medical leave into law for everyone in Massachusetts. “Its like the best thing Ive ever done in my entire career,” said Albelda, who is an economist at UMass Boston. “Almost every ...