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Making news in business LEAP graduates 21 regional leaders  FLORENCE — Despite a difficult year, there was nothing but laughter and smiles when Leadership Pioneer Valley hosted the graduation ceremony for its regional leadership development program, LEAP. This year’s group of 21 professionals from area businesses, nonprofits and the public sector was able to gather at the Look Park Garden House in Florence for the celebration. This graduation came after an intense, condensed program conduc...

These businesses violated Massachusetts COVID-19 rules. Then the state gave them $1.4 million By Matt Stout Globe Staff,Updated March 11, 2021, 8:51 a.m. Email to a Friend Inside a Springfield strip club raided a year earlier by the FBI, state inspectors found maskless strippers giving lap dances. Over in Gardner, a hotel was slapped with an estimated 420 people for a pair of August weddings. A Weymouth bar owner, confronted by licensing officials about various COVID-19 violations, retorted tha...

Tibet Post International A Voice For Tibet Where is Tibet located on a map? 12-25-20 00:00:00 06-27-20 11:39:59 Tsetan Norbu, President of National Democratic Party of Tibet (NDPT). Photo: TPI/Aashna Thakur Latest Impact Ian Hickie, a Professor of Psychiatry in Sydney, speaking by from Australia during the dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on November 19, 2020. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel/OHHDL 11-20-20 17:0...

As legislators scrambled, Baker gained an edge in what became law Governor won key victories in policing and housing — and rejected the Legislature on others By Matt Stout Globe Staff,Updated January 25, 2021, 10:31 a.m. Email to a Friend Last summer, Democratic lawmakers and advocates celebrated when a wide-ranging police accountability bill easily cleared the Massachusetts House. But the 93-66roll call worried some activists, who immediately saw something else: Not enough votes to overri...

Baker signs economic and housing package, but vetoes some tenant protections Supporters say the nearly $627 million package will help jumpstart the state’s economy By Matt Stout and Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated January 14, 2021, 7:53 p.m. Email to a Friend The bill would impose 15 percent caps on third-party delivery fees from companies like Grubhub and DoorDash,Gabby Jones/Bloomberg Governor Charlie Baker on Thursday signed a nearly $627 million economic development bill, but rejected a...

>> senator eric, talk about that a little bit. the police officers wrn will say you want us to get rid of the gang problem. you dont want us stopping people who may look too much like a gang member. is it damned if you do and damned if you dont? >> im a visual person. violent crime in our communities are the berries. civil rights are the grapes. you can hate the berries and still want grapes. and so a young mother called me, shes a nurse. she said thats terrible what they did to this young man w...