BOSTON — A business-backed group asserts that the proposed tax represents a setback for the state’s tech industry.

BOSTON — The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has agreed to pay the state between 15 and 21 percent of gross gaming revenue from a proposed casino in Taunton.

BOSTON — A sales tax on computer and data processing services and custom software is a little-known line item in Gov. Patrick’s 2014 budget proposal.

BOSTON — Shahab “David” Yousheei pleaded not guilty in what prosecutors say was an extensive scheme to use fake credit cards and identities to buy smartphones and high-end electronics for resale.

It seems like the Krispy Kreme doughnut craze was just yesterday — but a new wave of novel, artisan doughnuts is tantalizing the nation. And a small shop in the Union Square neighborhood of Somerville is getting into the game.

BOSTON — The alternative weekly built a reputation of gritty political coverage and edgy reviews of the arts.

BOSTON — The lawsuit accuses Uber of “operating a car-for-hire service in violation of state and city laws and deceiving consumers.”

FARMINGTON, Conn. — The approval with the Quincy supermarket chain heads off a potential strike.

BOSTON — Imagine retiring from your job — but only for a year. That’s how one Massachusetts family ended up living on an Arctic island and having an adventure that changed their fortunes.

BOSTON — Revised federal numbers also show the state gained, in 2011 and 2012, 32,100 more jobs than previously estimated.

BOSTON — He’ll serve as chairman of the executive committee for Solamere Capital, which was founded by his oldest son, Tagg

BOSTON — The chief executive of Mohegan Sun cited fierce competition to win western Massachusetts’ lone casino license.

BOSTON — The state says the $360 million project will create 230 residential housing units, a 270-room hotel and 50,000 square feet of retail space.

BOSTON — City and state officials have been working to court JetBlue since Direct Air ended flights from Worcester last year, leaving the airport without passenger service.