Budgetwriters had to account for a number of colliding fiscal challenges, including a sluggish economy, eroding federal support and two potential ballot questions that could put dollars back in taxpayers pockets while taking a chunk of revenue away from the state budget. The House recommends slightly less spending, about $33 million less, than Gov. Maura Healey did in her budget.
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On Monday, Mia Sanchez and her grandfather, Carlos Sanchez, will run the Boston Marathon. They believe they're the first known grandparent and grandchild pair to qualify to run the marathon...
The unique holiday creates a patchwork of schedule changes. Here's what you need to know about what's open and how to get around on Patriots' Day.
This year’s Boston Marathon forecast looks chilly and breezy — a much better setup for runners than warm or wet conditions. For spectators, it means dressing in layers.
As a giant snow pile in Somerville slowly melts in the wake of the region's snowiest winter in a decade, city workers are retrieving a fleet of abandoned vehicles that...
The Massachusetts governor filed a bill Tuesday that would require social media companies to implement special default settings, with time limits and disabled features, for users under the age of...
The fiscal year 2026 supplemental budget that Healey filed Tuesday afternoon seeks to make up the deficit left behind by a harsh winter that dumped several feet of snow across...
Over the last few years, shoe technology has advanced tremendously. And it’s changing the sport of running for everyone from the elite athletes breaking the tape in Copley Square to...
While new grads always find the market daunting, added pressures on the employment landscape mean the current crop have their work cut out for them. And college seniors in Massachusetts...
Almost exactly 140 years ago, in an April 1886 decision, the Supreme Court called voting the "fundamental political right, because [it is] preservative of all rights." That right is now...
Plus, the National Center for Jewish Film’s Annual Film Festival and opening weekend of August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean" from Actors' Shakespeare Project.
On Marathon Monday, 30,000 athletes from 137 countries and every state in the U.S. will flock to Hopkinton to kick off the race.
The host committee for FIFA men's World Cup matches this summer announced a direct bus service to Boston Stadium in Foxborough, which will cost more than MBTA train service to...
An album and podcast from the Silkroad Ensemble and Rhiannon Giddens was inspired by the Black and immigrant labor that built America’s railroads. In Boston, Black sleeping car porters unionized...
After more than a year of demolition and ground work, crews are beginning to install the concrete and steel backbone of the new White Stadium in Boston's Franklin Park this...
Boston will buck a growing trend and make its World Cup fan festival free, organizers confirmed Monday. The new comes as organizers in New York and Los Angeles say they'll...
Roopal Patel was terminated Friday, according to the New York Times. Her dismissal is one of the latest judge firings among dozens of others as the federal government moves to...
The law made insurance mandatory for most individuals, fined some employers who didn’t provide it and created subsidized health plans for low- to moderate-income residents.
Food delivery companies like Grubhub and UberEats will be need a permit to operate in the city of Boston due to an ordinance that took effect on Saturday.
Boston Marathon organizers say the father of wheelchair racing has died. Bob Hall won the race twice and went on to build racing chairs for the competitors that followed.
As visitors pour into Massachusetts for the World Cup this summer, there's no end of suggestions for things to check out in our great state. But vacations aren't infinite, and...
People in Lawrence want to know: how many private conversations were recorded in City Hall, over what period of time, and who is responsible?
Saturday is the second annual Duck Boat Challenge, an event put on by the city of Boston to raise money for local youth sports programs.
A landmark health coverage law passed 20 years ago gave Massachusetts among the lowest uninsured rates in the country. It inspired the sweeping federal overhaul known as the Affordable Care...
A number of local elected officials and the family of Stephenson King Jr., who was shot and killed by Boston police on March 11, are pressing for the body camera...
No Boston Olympics co-founder Chris Dempsey and Scottish soccer commentator Rory Hamilton join WBUR's Morning Edition to weigh in on the politics and attitudes behind the price of train tickets...
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Boston and state officials are expanding efforts to crack down on outdoor substance use. The efforts are focused on the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, a hub...
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In a 129-25 vote, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit kids under the age of 14 from using social media and require 14- and...