Boston City Council backs controversial measure to waive special election for District 7
Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, whose anticipated resignation could trigger a special election, panned the measure as unnecessary.
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Boston City Council to debate special election for Roxbury district
The debate is raising questions about whether votes that come from Fort Hill, Nubian Square and Madison Park Village matter. -
Mass. House pitches spending increase as backstop against federal ‘chaos’
Massachusetts leaders say they can’t fully make up for federal funding cuts but propose help for food security programs and a defense fund for immigrants. -
Healey, UMass Chan leaders warn of negative impacts of NIH funding cuts
Gov. Maura Healey toured UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester on Tuesday to highlight the negative impacts. -
Mass. Senate eyes ramped-up shield law for reproductive and gender-affirming care
The bill is the first filed as part of the state Senate's new Response 2025 campaign. -
State auditor releases correspondence with attorney general amid standoff over new audit law
The move comes amid an impasse between the auditor’s office on the one hand and the Legislature and attorney general’s office on the other. -
Massachusetts congressman rejects ‘painful’ Trump tariffs
Following a chaotic week on Wall Street, Rep. Jake Auchincloss said the president’s sudden tariff reversals after crashing stock and bond markets “made the United States look weak in front of our trading counterparties.” -
Breaking down the standoff between local universities and the Trump administration
Cambridge City Council is urging Harvard to stand up to the Trump administration’s demands. -
Cape Cod state rep. pleads not guilty on charges of stealing $36,000 from former employer
Gov. Maura Healey called for him to resign Friday. -
Mass. Museum of African American History loses federal grant
The president of the state’s Museum of African American History, which has locations in Boston and on Nantucket, is worried about the president’s call to reframe history. -
Mariano: House budget pitch won’t raise taxes on Bay Staters
The House speaker said his chamber will focus on the state’s “affordability crisis” in their budget proposal.
