Gov. Charlie Baker said his administration has had a “number of conversations” with city officials about ways the state might be able to help the crisis at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard.
Baker administration and judiciary officials touted the effort to connect renters and landlords with emergency aid as a model of success even as advocates and lawmakers contended that the system still has harmful gaps.
Gov. Charlie Baker he stopped just short of saying that some kind of vaccination verification system – sometimes called a “vaccine passport” – will be coming to Massachusetts in a radio interview Thursday.
For much of the pandemic, homebuyers and other consumers who need to conduct notarized transactions have been able to do so virtually. Now, with that option set to expire by the end of the year, lawmakers and bankers are making a new push to keep the changes in place.
As candidates for governor and mayor of Boston tout plans for fare-free public transit before the end of the decade, a new report suggests the MBTA could be facing a “fiscal calamity” in a just a few years, needing $1.25 billion in new annual revenue just to meet operating and capital needs.
Rep. David Nangle pleaded guilty earlier this year to illegally using campaign funds to fund a lifestyle that included golf club memberships and casino trips to Connecticut, and lying to banks about his debt to obtain mortgages and other loans.
Passing a bill to spend some of the federal funding allocated to Massachusetts through the American Rescue Plan Act before the Thanksgiving holiday is a “reasonable” goal, House Speaker Ronald Mariano said Monday.
Top Baker administration officials on Thursday faced questions from lawmakers over whether the Republican governor had proposed to do enough with federal relief funding.
State and city officials praised the new hotel for helping boost the city’s convention business and creating an opening for women- and minority-owned firms in real estate and construction.
Closing a sizable stretch of the MBTA for weeks at a time was once a novel idea to accelerate repairs. Now, after another round that T officials praised as a success, the strategy appears to be here to stay.
Somerville officials are seeking to extend their city’s eviction moratorium through the end of November, a request set to come before the Board of Health at a virtual meeting Thursday.
Having risen to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic in June and July, business confidence took a step back in August as Massachusetts employers dealt with waves of Delta variant cases, worker shortages and supply chain disruptions, Associated Industries of Massachusetts said.
It looks like the Sept. 14 preliminary election in Boston’s mayoral race will be a battle for second place.
Available federal resources create an opportunity for Massachusetts to undertake “transformational” work on climate and environmental issues, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday
The remnants of Hurricane Ida brought heavy rain and unusually serious flooding to parts of Massachusetts Wednesday into Thursday, but the tropical system led to another much more common outcome, too – sewage being dumped into public waterways.
When coupled with the high costs of living, remote work could create a competitive disadvantage for Massachusetts, panelists said at a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce event Monday.
A growing chorus of activists and lawmakers want to see action at the state and local level to stave off a potential surge of housing removals, warning that tenants are more “exposed” in the wake of a new U.S. Supreme Court decision lifting a federal eviction moratorium.
In its annual Industry Snapshot released Wednesday, the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council said the 82,496 jobs recorded last year represent 92 percent growth over the last 15 years.
Everyone ages 2 and older regardless of vaccination status will be required to wear a mask in all indoor public settings in Boston starting this week, Mayor Kim Janey announced Friday, linking the revived mandate to the impending school year and spread of the Delta variant.
Every single city and town in the Bay State except for one saw its share of white residents as a percentage of the local population decrease from 2010 to 2020.
