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Vermont regulators have ordered the Washington Electric Co-operative to suspend its net metering program, saying the small utility is violating state law.

Experts are telling Massachusetts state budget writers to expect modest revenue growth next year

Consumers will soon be unable to purchase “Vermont Fancy” maple syrup. That’s because the state is adopting a new grading and labeling system that officials say better describes the product.

Divisions are forming in the upcoming debate over tax cuts that’s likely to dominate the new legislative session. 

A new pro-casino coalition of community members and business owners is entering the discussion surrounding casino development in Saratoga Springs.

The group Destination Saratoga announced at a press conference that it is seeking to convince area residents that before developers submit their proposals for full-size casinos in New York, that Saratoga Springs, already home to gambling, is an ideal location.

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick recently announced additional funding to ensure efforts to bring broadband internet service to western Massachusetts continue.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled Tuesday that a generating tax imposed by the state on Vermont's only nuclear plant is legal and sent the appeal back to the state court.

Despite opposition from community members, Northern Berkshire Healthcare will move forward with plans to close its psychiatric and pediatric units.

A man accused of a murder in Boston last summer that shocked people across the state pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a twenty-count indictment

Edwin Alemany was ordered held without bail after his arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston for the murder of Wilbraham-native Amy Lord and non-fatal assaults on three other women.  Many people in the packed courtroom cried as prosecutor John Pappas outlined the case against Alemany

"The homicide of Amy Lord was savage and brutal, but it was not the beginning or the end of his crime spree."

More state funding is being put toward an effort to redevelop a major source of tourism business in western Massachusetts.  Governor Deval Patrick is releasing funding for more work at the Three County Fairgrounds in Northampton.

$3 million earmarked in a bond bill for a drainage project at the Three County Fairgrounds and the surrounding densely populated residential neighborhood have been included on the latest list of capital projects authorized by Governor Deval Patrick.