Massachusetts

Lawmakers in Massachusetts are trying to eventually stop the sale of tobacco

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Massachusetts lawmakers proposed a generational ban on nicotine product sales.The state previously raised the legal age for tobacco purchases to 21 in 2018.Similar bans exist in other parts of Massachusetts.A group of lawmakers in Massachusetts are attempting to outlaw young people from buying nicotine products with a proposal that will,…

Meta must face Massachusetts social media addiction lawsuit By Reuters

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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit by Massachusetts alleging the social media company purposely deployed features on its Instagram platform to addict young users and deceived the public about the dangers it posed to the mental health of teenagers, a judge ruled. Suffolk County Superior…

Massachusetts top court hears challenges to gig worker ballot measures By Reuters

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By Nate RaymondBOSTON (Reuters) -Massachusetts’s highest court on Monday weighed whether ballot proposals that would redefine the relationship between app-based companies like Uber Technologies (NYSE:) and Lyft (NASDAQ:) and their drivers should be allowed to go before voters in November.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justices expressed concern, during oral arguments in…