Massachusetts' Joint Committee on the Cabo Verdean Cultural Center voted unanimously June 8 to establish four formal subcommittees — Communications and Outreach, Survey and Data Collection, Organizational Development, and History and Culture — setting a June 22 deadline for commissioner assignments.

Massachusetts disability commission hears debut report on statewide contracting program targeting disability employment.

Massachusetts lawmakers heard testimony on a governor-filed bill to restore full injured-on-duty pay to a Chelmsford firefighter left with under $300 a week in workers' compensation after a 40-foot fall at a state training academy.