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State needs to hurry up with restaurant aid The state ignored a Springfield strip club’s history of violations to grant it state COVID-19 aid ahead of law-abiding businesses. What gives? By The Editorial BoardUpdated March 13, 2021, 4:00 a.m. Email to a Friend The Mardi Gras Gentlemens Club in Springfield was awarded a $75,000 state COVID relief grant despite having had its license suspended for eight days by the ABCC when inspectors saw two unmasked dancers giving lap dances and no eviden...

Massachusetts businesses that lost liquor licenses for violating COVID protocols received over a million dollars in relief payments Updated Mar 12, 2021; Nearly two dozen Massachusetts businesses that temporarily lost their liquor licenses for violating state rules meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus also received a total of almost $1.4 million in state COVID-19 relief grants. Of the 57 restaurants, bars, and other businesses whose liquor licenses the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commis...

State commission says it will be back ‘sooner rather than later’ to check on Hampden County retirement board Updated Mar 10, 2021; Posted Mar 10, 2021 The Hampden County Regional Retirement System is headquartered at the Agawam Corporate Center, along with several other businesses and organizations. (Hoang Leon Nguyen / The Republican) Facebook Share Members of the commission that oversees the state’s public pensions say they are following up on the findings of an audit of the Hampden C...

Rift between Gov. Baker, teacher unions deepens on vaccines March 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The rift between Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and the state’s teachers unions deepened Thursday as the Republican bristled at calls to take additional steps to vaccinate educators before ending virtual education in favor of in-classroom learning. On Wednesday, the administration announced that it was designating four days when the state’s seven mass vaccination sites...

Mass. Businesses That Broke COVID-19 Rules Also Got Grants: Report They included a Springfield strip club where state inspectors found maskless strippers giving lap dances, a Gardner hotel that hosted more than 400 guests for a pair of weddings, and a Weymouth bar where the owner when confronted by licensing officials responded “no government is going to tell me how to run my business" Published March 11, 2021 • Updated on March 11, 2021 at 4:17 pm Boston Business Journal Nearly...

Of the 57 restaurants, bars, and other businesses whose liquor licenses the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission suspended over COVID-19 breaches, 23 received...

Tax breaks coming to Massachusetts businesses that received PPP loans after Beacon Hill leaders reach deal MassLive.com 3/9/2021 © Steph Solis | ssolis@masslive.com/masslive.com/TNS Massachusetts State House Legislative leaders have reached a deal on a bill that will free the unemployment insurance tax rate and extend tax relief on forgiven loans to small businesses in efforts to help Massachusetts businesses and their employees work through the COVID-19 pandemic. Popular Searches House an...

POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Happy Monday! MAILING IT IN — Beacon Hill lawmakers passed a vote by ma...

UMass unions protest job cuts, furloughs A replica asteroid is seen in front of the Mullins Center in Amherst. STAFF PHOTO/BERA DUNAU A section of the car caravan protesting furloughs and hours reductions at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. BERA DUNAU A sign is seen on the hood of Clare Hammonds’ vehicle, a participant in the car caravan protesting furloughs and hours reductions at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. STAFF PHOTO/BERA DUNAU By BERA DUNAU and SCOTT MERZBACH Staff W...

The Massachusetts Teachers Association has proposed its own vaccination plan, teaming up with nurses, firefighters and EMTs to vaccinate teachers at every school district. "Its an onsite program where we control the registration so its efficient, its effective, we want the governor to join us in that plan," said Merrie Najimy, the MTA president. Its a plan that would allow teachers to forgo the online booking system. "We can solve the problem of the debacle of the vaccine rollout," said Najimy....