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Questions for the Candidates - 2025 Municipal Candidates for School Committee and City Council in Worcester.

Questions for the Candidates

This publication provides questions for the candidates and residents in Worcester to consider before the 2025 municipal election. Elections represent …
Pre-K aged population and the facility enrollment in Worcester County

Insights Insider: Pre-K Education in Worcester County

WRRB releases the sixth edition, Insights Insider: Pre-K Education in Worcester County. Insights Insider #6 assesses potential hurdles to program …

Express for Whom? Ridership, Recovery, & the Importance of the Worcester/Framingham Line

This report, the first in a two-part series, examines ridership on the Worcester/Framingham Line. The line is one of the …

Worcester Municipal Election Candidate Debates

Worcester Regional Research Bureau and Worcester Telegram & Gazette to host 2025 City of Worcester Municipal Election Candidate Debates on …
Municipal government can't predict when & where problems arise. It relies on people to report issues in order to solve Worcester's woes.

Where are Worcester’s Woes?

Even the best municipal government can’t possibly predict when and where there might be problems. In those cases, it needs …
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The Worcester Regional Research Bureau serves the public interest of Greater Worcester by conducting independent, non-partisan research and analysis of public policy issues to promote informed public debate and decision-making. For thirty years, The Research Bureau has worked to protect the public interest in Greater Worcester by identifying issues, investigating impacts, and educating the public and government officials of opportunities and best practices.
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