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10 percent of working-age Massachusetts residents lack English proficiency, report finds
Nearly half a million working-age residents of Massachusetts have limited English-language proficiency, representing another challenge for an economy that continues to lose many taxpayers to other states with lower taxes and cost of living. The roughly 480 …