For a decade, Massachusetts missed its spending goal for veteran-owned businesses
Since 2015, state agencies have spent a total of $324 million with veteran-owned businesses. That is $1.3 billion less than what the state said it would spend.

Wu: Mass and Cass is ‘One step forward, two steps back, three steps forward’
The mayor acknowledged increased drug activity in the South End and other neighborhoods, but said the situation is improving overall.
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‘Reckless and inflammatory’: Wu takes heat from US Attorney for Mass. over immigration pushback
Leah Foley suggested Wu’s criticism was putting individual federal agents at risk. -
‘ICE, please get him out’: Family of detained Milford teen pleads for his release
The younger siblings and parents of the Milford high schooler directly address federal immigration authorities in a new video released Wednesday. -
The big list of 2025 Pride events in Boston and beyond
From beachside drag to ice cream socials, this year's Pride events in Boston truly have something for everyone. -
Trump formally asks Congress to claw back funds for NPR, PBS
NPR and PBS would lose federal funding, as would the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, also known as PEPFAR. -
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Scratch & Win
Scratch & Win follows the unlikely rise of America’s most successful lottery. We begin in 1970s Boston, with state bureaucrats going toe to toe with mafia bookmakers, and each other, as they struggle to launch the state's greatest innovation: the scratch ticket.

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