1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (515+ words) Massachusetts lost more than 33,000 people to domestic outmigration last year, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. It's the latest marker in a trend of residents leaving for other states that began during the pandemic. Gov. Maura Healey notes that, thanks to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (618+ words) A group of union members in Massachusetts and a director of a local nonprofit filed a lawsuit Thursday with the state's highest court to block a potential ballot question that would lower income tax from appearing before voters in the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (226+ words) A Superior Court judge will order one of the largest prediction markets in the country to stop taking action on sports-related events in Massachusetts, approving the intervention that Attorney General Andrea Campbell sought this fall when she accused the company…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (542+ words) Enrollment in Massachusetts K-12 public schools'has dropped to'its lowest level in three decades. The drop in students for the 2025-2026 school year'reflects one of the largest enrollment declines since the Covid-19 pandemic, newly released data from the state shows. While there are…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (79+ words) In Massachusetts, coastal real estate is becoming less attractive as climate change brings repeated flooding to those areas. In Massachusetts, coastal real estate is becoming less attractive as climate change brings repeated flooding to those areas. To move more residents…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (766+ words) Gov. Maura Healey's office announced three new initiatives Wednesday to promote the construction of accessory dwelling units, including a special loan program and a design contest. It's Thursday. The U.S. Senate is set to vote today on dueling proposals to address…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (540+ words) The coalition of business groups behind a proposed 2026 ballot question to lower the state income tax, and another to trigger more frequent tax refunds, has so far shelled out $1.6 million to gather the signatures for their campaigns, state records show....

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (332+ words) Boston and Cambridge have joined a lawsuit to overturn Trump administration changes to a federal homeless prevention program. "They have completely reshaped the program "for this next year and years forward," "Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said during an interview with…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (323+ words) The Wayland-based Native Plant Trust runs an unusual bank. Its shelves and freezers hold tiny gems that some would argue are more precious than diamonds: seeds from rare and endangered New England plants. The bank, which started in the late…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (717+ words) Immigrant rights advocates called on Beacon Hill Democrats Tuesday to pass a trio of policies they argued would bolster protections for migrants who are being targeted for deportation. The advocates argued the proposals are necessary to better define the relationship…...