Boston Mayor Michelle Wu launches re-election campaign
Wu softened her rhetoric on Washington, taking aim instead on local opponents.
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Mass. collects more taxes than expected to start 2025, driven by capital gains and millionaires' tax
March tax collections beat expectations by $101 million or 2.5%, and state tax revenues through three-quarters of the budget year are running $786 million ahead of benchmark. -
Steep tariffs weigh on Vietnamese business owners in Boston
The White House’s tax on Vietnamese imports that could go as high as 46% is causing major anxiety in Dorchester's sizable Vietnamese community. -
Amid fed funds squeeze, millionaire's tax money gives Mass. a chance to invest in new programs
State lawmakers will decide how to spend $1 billion on top of the regular budget for education and transportation -
Judge to decide whether some towns will get a pause on state’s housing push
Several communities contend the state is mandating them to boost affordable housing but not providing specific funding for increased demand on services. -
Suffolk DA blasts mid-trial ICE detention as ‘extraordinarily reckless’
DA Hayden says his office is exploring charges for an ICE agent now held in contempt of court. -
Emerson and Thoreau's descendants urge for grounding of Hanscom airport
Leading historians, scientists and environmentalists are calling on Gov. Maura Healey to stop the expansion of private jet service at Hanscom Field in Bedford. -
Distraction or threat to democracy? Mass. delegation split on Trump's talk of third term.
While the Constitution prohibits three presidential terms, Trump says there are ways to circumvent that ban. -
Developer Thomas O’Brien backs away from campaign launch
Josh Kraft is now poised to bring the biggest challenge to Wu -
Developer Thomas O’Brien is poised to enter the Boston mayoral race
Reports suggest O’Brien was waiting to observe his opponents. -
New study suggests ways to make family child care a more viable career
In the study, MassBudget Senior Policy Analyst Adam Jones looks at the financial challenges faced in the FCC industry and provides policy recommendations to address them.