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Massachusetts home sales spiked 7% in April. Could it be a good sign?
The uptick marks the largest year-over-year increase since June 2021, according to a new report from the real estate research firm the Warren Group. -
The average Boston renter spends 47% of their income on housing. In Seattle, it's 28%. Why?
With the biotech, university and hospital sectors growing, Boston's zoning laws often prevent new housing from being built, driving up rent prices exponentially. -
No plans for new state taxes, Healey tells business group
Sluggish tax revenue collections this fiscal year prompted the governor to make budget cuts. Still, some bills with the governor’s backing would let municipalities impose their own local taxes. -
Budgets are tight for Mass. and Boston. What does this mean for you?
How Gov. Maura Healey and Mayor Michelle Wu are reacting to revenue shortfalls and shrinking budgets. -
Lawmakers zero in on private equity in health care amid Steward troubles
Legislative leaders tasked the Health Policy Commission with investigating potential gaps in the state's regulatory framework and ways to prevent a repeat of the problems at Steward facilities. -
Ambitious bill to reform child care, lower costs sails through Mass. Senate
Senators say inadequate child care costs families, employers and the state billions of dollars a year. -
Boston faces $1.5 billion shortfall from declining commercial property taxes, report warns
A city official downplayed the financial threat to the city. -
Massive video game layoffs rock industry after Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition
Game companies laid off 6,000 workers in January alone, continuing a dismal labor trend from 2023. -
Behind ‘The Cost of Inheritance,’ a new documentary about reparations in the US
The team behind PBS’s new documentary joined Basic Black to discuss Black land loss and family histories. -
Breaking down Healey's new budget plan for Massachusetts
Revenue is plateauing, but the state still plans to spend more in the next fiscal year.
