“It’s an act of political cowardice,” one advocate told GBH News.

Sen. William Brownsberger of Belmont called for the bill to be laid aside and for Boston to finalize its property tax rates without any shift.

It offers hundreds of millions of dollars of long-term state support to the life sciences and climate technology industries, clears the way for development of a professional soccer stadium in Everett, controversially shields a nonprofit accused of predatory lending, and more.

State lawmakers agreed on $500 million for life sciences, $400 million for climate technology.

Voters resoundingly backed a ballot question giving Auditor Diana DiZoglio power to probe the state House and Senate, but the path ahead might not be straightforward.

Republicans picked up a seat in the state Senate, while the balance of power remains unchanged

A handful of candidates for Massachusetts House and Senate seats made the general election ballot through successful write-in campaigns in the September primary.

After months of internal turmoil at the CCC, the Legislature is examining if changes would help the agency work better for consumers and businesses.

The longtime state representative, a Wareham Republican, died from cancer at age 64.

Lawmakers didn't comply with Auditor Diana DiZoglio's review, which recommends changes like an easier-to-use website.