Healey outlines plan to lower energy bills

The Healey administration hopes to save Massachusetts ratepayers billions of dollars in costs over the next five years by redirecting some clean energy-related charges thatRead More

State eyes sales tax on cable boxes

Many of the cable boxes that Bay Staters pay a monthly fee to rent or lease from their cable provider could soon be newly subjectedRead More

Healey preparing energy affordability bill

In the wake of last session’s clean energy development law, Gov. Maura Healey intends to pursue executive action and legislation in the new term toRead More

State House Dems agree to $425 million shelter reform bill

Representatives voted along party lines Tuesday to advance inter-branch compromise emergency shelter reforms, which are now on track for potential enactment this week along withRead More

Galvin naming receiver to oversee Boston elections

The secretary of state will appoint a receiver to oversee Boston’s election division after there were “serious problems” with the city’s administration of the 2024Read More

Healey pauses hospital closure plans for 2 state-run hospitals

Hours before protesters are set to rally against her plans, Gov. Maura Healey on Monday night announced she’s pausing her effort to close two state-runRead More

Healey pauses hospital closure plans

Hours before protesters are set to rally against her plans, Gov. Maura Healey on Monday night announced she’s pausing her effort to close two state-runRead More

Healey prepared for federal funding talk in DC meetings

Federal funding will be a hot topic of conversation as the nation’s governors descend on Washington, D.C., for a host of meetings starting Thursday, andRead More

Marine Corps veterans attend State House ceremony marking 80th anniversary of Battle of Iwo Jima

Wednesday marked the 25th and final time Marine Corps veterans, Gold Star families and state lawmakers will gather in the State House to mark theRead More

Senate approves shelter reforms, funding

Senate Democrats forged ahead Wednesday with reforms and more funding for the state’s family shelter system, adopting some changes that Republicans have long sought toRead More