Sam Drysdale, Sam Doran STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, FEB. 6, 2025…..The House on Thursday approved $425 million to replenish the cash-starved family shelter system, while passing changes to...
Colin A. Young FEB. 5, 2025…..January is a big month for tax collections so its receipts are closely watched as an indication of how the second...
By Sam Drysdale Individual homelessness levels are severely rising in Massachusetts, and service providers have received no growth in state assistance in two years, as eyes...
Sam Doran Gov. Maura Healey said her legislation to tax candy sales was just “an idea” as she talked about the Bay State’s revenue crunch Tuesday...
Colin A. Young JAN. 31, 2025…..Gov. Maura Healey on Friday filed a refreshed version of her local option tax bill that got a cool reception in...
By Alison Kuznitz Elder services providers grappling with surging caseloads and funding deficits are bracing for new state directives that will curtail access to home care...
By Chris Lisinski The Trump administration’s move to pause trillions of dollars in federal spending triggered an avalanche of uncertainty, panic and outrage, including a lawsuit...
Chris Lisinski [Coverage Developing] State and federal policymakers are scrambling to unpack the significance of a freeze on most federal grants and loans that the Trump...
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 24, 2025…..Despite evidence that the economy is strong, times are hard for the average family, and Gov. Maura Healey’s message to them...
By Alison Kuznitz Gov. Maura Healey plans to close a mental health center in Cape Cod, in addition to shuttering a state-run pediatric rehabilitation hospital in Canton. Healey...
