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Gov. Charlie Baker announced sweeping legislation Wednesday to reshape the way Massachusetts procures offshore wind power, proposing to use $750 million in federal stimulus funds to establish a clean energy investment fund and jettisoning the requirement that each project carries a lower price than the one that came before it.
The existing 'step therapy' policy insists that patients try cheaper medications before moving on to pricier prescriptions.
The state has long had one of the lowest seatbelt use rates in the country.
Hoping to sharpen the Bay State's competitive edge in the offshore wind industry, House leaders unveiled the broad outlines of a legislative plan Tuesday during a tour of the Block Island Wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island.
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Biden, Mitchell Jeopardize New Bedford Fishing Industry [OPINION] Democrats from Joe Biden to Jon Mitchell are doing a happy dance over a deal signed last week that promises hundreds of jobs to union workers if the construction of a planned offshore wind farm commences off the Massachusetts coast. Union labor had a similar deal to build the Dakota XL Pipeline, didn't they? They aren't dancing anymore. Mitchell even went so far as to announce a deal that could see acres of land along the New Bedford waterfront converted for staging operations for wind farm construction – but don't expect any...