By Colin A. Young March tax collections beat expectations by $101 million or 2.5%, and state tax revenues through three-quarters of the budget year are running...
By Chris Lisinski Massachusetts officials do not expect travelers without Real IDs to face a “hard stop” immediately once enforcement of the enhanced identification requirements take...
Over the last decade (2015–2025), Massachusetts energy costs have risen 2-3 times more than the national average. Electricity prices rose 65% (+32% nationally) and natural gas...
In the past three years, Massachusetts has allocated $3 billion for the emergency shelter system but didn’t build a single home and homelessness increased from 14,000...
By Chris Lisinski The statewide unemployment rate continued to creep upward at a slow pace in February, climbing one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.3%, officials...
The state’s top energy official expects action imminently from the regional electric grid operator in connection with a significant procurement that could eventually bring wind power...
By Colin A. Young Two months into 2025, the market for single-family homes in Massachusetts is roughly following the trend that began to emerge at the...
By Chris Lisinski Massachusetts voters already indicated their support for empowering the state auditor to probe the Legislature at the ballot box last fall, and a...
By Sam Drysdale The state budget line item for a safety net rental voucher program has grown significantly in recent years, but housing advocates say Gov....
More than six years in, the legal cannabis industry landscape in Massachusetts has had a chance to evolve, and a new industry report examines some of...