House rejects increase in Capital Gains Tax
The full House gave initial approval Tuesday to a fiscal 2021 state budget without making revenue-related changes to the plan recommended by the Ways and Means Committee, sticking toRead More
Baker: Trump team should ‘immediately’ cooperate with Biden
President Donald Trump’s repeated attempts to sow doubt about the results of last week’s presidential election are bad for the country and distract from effortsRead More
Massachusetts House begins debate on $46B state budget plan
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House launched debate Tuesday on a long-overdue $46 billion state budget plan that would avoid new broad-based taxes while dippingRead More
Baker: Mass. preparing to set up field hospitals as coronavirus cases rise
Massachusetts is preparing to set up field hospitals as new coronavirus cases continue to rise in many communities across the state, Gov. Charlie Baker announcedRead More
AG’s office to give $570K to low-income households for heating bills this winter
The Attorney General’s Office is awarding nearly $570,000 to 14 local groups in order to help low-income households pay their heating bills this winter. TheRead More
Fallen wires land on garbage truck in Chelsea
Fallen wires landed on a garbage truck in Chelsea on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews responding to downed wires in the area of Hooper and WashburnRead More
Officials ID woman who died after being hit by truck driven by Somerville city worker
Officials on Tuesday identified the woman who died last week after she was struck by a pickup truck that was being driven by Somerville cityRead More
More than 42,000 Mass. mail-in ballots received on or after Election Day
A little over 1 percent of the ballots legally cast in Massachusetts in 2020 arrived in the mail or were placed by voters in dropRead More
New Year’s Eve celebration in Boston will be completely virtual this year
Boston’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration will be completely virtual this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, officials announced Tuesday. All previously planned in-personRead More
New database tracks COVID learning plans in Mass.
A new database published Monday by the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education logs the various ways districts are approaching schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic. DevelopedRead More