Broker fee limits, no new taxes in $61 billion state budget deal set for Monday vote
Beacon Hill lawmakers will pass their final budget while still waiting to find out the scope of federal funding cuts.
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Why Boston? Walz's fundraiser a testament to Massachusetts' financial, political clout
Suggested donations start at a cool $25,000. -
At DNC, Democrats should highlight policy differences with GOP, Reps. Katherine Clark and Lori Trahan say
Massachusetts Democrats in Congress are feeling energized ahead of the Democratic National Convention. -
Auditor’s report suggests rape kit progress lagged at State Police Crime Laboratory
A spokesperson for the supervising state agency says, now, the number of untested rape kits is almost down to zero. -
Healey signs sweeping law aimed at boosting veterans and their families
The governor called the act “the most comprehensive veterans’ legislation to come out of the state ever, probably.” -
Boston’s mandate for residents’ say in spending city tax dollars is coming to life
Boston is wrapping up the initial phase of its first participatory budgeting process which officials hope will bring more civic engagement. -
Boston City Council proposes taking over Carney Hospital by eminent domain
The Steward-owned hospital in Dorchester is set to close at the end of August. -
Meet Republican Senate candidate Ian Cain
The Quincy City Council president is looking to unseat incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Warren. -
Why the Harris-Walz campaign is talking about joy, according to a political science professor
Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the number two on the Democratic ticket is set to have major implications for the November election. -
Judge greenlights $30M state payments to Steward hospitals
Massachusetts state government agreed to provide advance Medicaid payments to keep a handful of Steward Health Care hospitals here open through August as the company tries to sell them. -
Harris’s Walz pick draws rave reviews from Mass. Dems
Several members of the state's congressional delegation served with Walz in the U.S. House.
