With Ballantyne out, Burnley, Wilson shift focus to Somerville’s mayoral final
The incumbent finished a distant third in the preliminary election.
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Mass. Senate eyes ramped-up shield law for reproductive and gender-affirming care
The bill is the first filed as part of the state Senate's new Response 2025 campaign. -
State auditor releases correspondence with attorney general amid standoff over new audit law
The move comes amid an impasse between the auditor’s office on the one hand and the Legislature and attorney general’s office on the other. -
Massachusetts congressman rejects ‘painful’ Trump tariffs
Following a chaotic week on Wall Street, Rep. Jake Auchincloss said the president’s sudden tariff reversals after crashing stock and bond markets “made the United States look weak in front of our trading counterparties.” -
Breaking down the standoff between local universities and the Trump administration
Cambridge City Council is urging Harvard to stand up to the Trump administration’s demands. -
Cape Cod state rep. pleads not guilty on charges of stealing $36,000 from former employer
Gov. Maura Healey called for him to resign Friday. -
Mass. Museum of African American History loses federal grant
The president of the state’s Museum of African American History, which has locations in Boston and on Nantucket, is worried about the president’s call to reframe history. -
Mariano: House budget pitch won’t raise taxes on Bay Staters
The House speaker said his chamber will focus on the state’s “affordability crisis” in their budget proposal. -
Mass. auditor to release communications with attorney general over audit
Diana DiZoglio believes the attorney general will not represent her office in court. -
Healey says ‘chaos’ remains despite Trump tariff reversal
Healey: "We cannot continue to gamble with people's livelihoods." -
Fernandes Anderson's historic political rise ends with guilty plea and resignation
Fernandes Anderson made history as the first Muslim and African-immigrant to be elected to the Boston City Council.
