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Judge’s surprise retirement gives Healey SJC pick
Supreme Judicial Court Justice Elspeth Cypher plans to step down in January, giving Gov. Maura Healey a chance to appoint someone to the state's highest court early in her first...
Revenue rebounds after steep drop in April
The Department of Revenue announced that Massachusetts collected $2.706 billion in May 2023, an increase of $236 million or 9.5% over May 2022 and $169 million or 6.7% above the...
Report forecasts 42,000 new life sciences jobs in Massachusetts by 2032
Aided by favorable state tax policies, the growing life sciences sector in Massachusetts now features 132,000 jobs and a new report predicts another 42,000 new jobs will come online over...
Putnam Investments sold for $925M
Great-West Lifeco has agreed to sell Boston-based Putnam Investments for $925 million to global asset manager Franklin Templeton.
MassHealth assessing who qualifies for first time since pandemic
Hundreds of thousands people are expected to lose MassHealth coverage over the next year as federal coverage requirements in place since March 2020 expired on March 31.
Moran, MacGregor poised to take Boston-based House seats
Democrats John Moran and Bill MacGregor are slated to represent parts of Boston on Beacon Hill following their special election primary wins Tuesday -- in races that featured no Republican...
Healey leaving the state … again
Gov. Maura Healey will be out of the state again Tuesday and Wednesday for her second trip to Washington, D.C., in the span of a few days.
Giving inmates back the vote moves ahead
A proposal to amend the constitution to restore the right to vote for incarcerated felons was favorably reported by a legislative committee bringing it closer to the 2026 statewide ballot.
MBTA pension fund worry delayed, for now
MBTA officials voiced concern about rising pension costs in arbitration hearings more than a year ago, according to a document released this week that a union chief involved in the...
SJC revives criminal case against Holyoke Soldiers’ Home leaders
Criminal proceedings can proceed against two former Holyoke Soldiers' Home officials accused of negligence that led to the deaths of dozens of veterans early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the state's...