What you need to know about Question 5: Changing state revenue limits
Voters will decide whether to approve Ballot Question 5 — capping state spending and spurring more frequent tax refunds — in the Massachusetts 2026 election.
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Setti Warren remembered for joyous, optimistic approach to politics
His peers say he made a sometimes bleak business far more upbeat. -
5 things to know about the 2025 election in Worcester
Worcester's mayor, city council and school committee positions are all up for election. -
In Boston's district 7 council race, eagerness to turn the page but less enthusiasm about choices
Rev. Miniard Culpepper and Said “Coach” Ahmed won with thin margins in a crowded preliminary election. -
Somerville booted its mayor. What sets her two would-be replacements apart?
While two candidates see their campaigns and some big issues very differently, there’s a surprising amount of common ground. -
State advancing $4 million to help with food aid
Public food benefits will run out for over a million Bay Staters on Saturday. -
Fired Healey deputy faces drug trafficking charges
LaMar Cook, 45, of Springfield, has been fired from his state job effective immediately, the governor's office said. -
Is gerrymandering to blame for Massachusetts’ all-Democrat congressional delegation?
National Republicans accuse Massachusetts of gerrymandering, but the architects of the state’s congressional maps say it’s a matter of math. -
House targets 'troubling trends' with early literacy reform push
Bill requires districts to adopt K-3 curricula backed by scientific research. -
New Massachusetts initiative boosts defense sector
The state is investing $47 million to support local companies working in the defense industry. -
Wu weighs in on Trump World Cup threat, government shutdown and immigration enforcement
Mayor Wu also wants to see state policymakers revisit a law that caps local property tax increass.
