Government & Politics

Multiscale Systems of Worcester has received three awards totaling $650,000 to advance its research into hybrid manufacturing.

In her most significant legislative action since taking office in January, Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday signed into law her first annual state budget.

Gov. Maura Healey, whose administration has released some public records and withheld many others, signaled Thursday that she is not too happy about getting mixed reviews for transparency.

Most states have already reported their year-end tax collections for the budget year that ended June 30, but Massachusetts is not among them and the delay here has now stretched longer than any point in at least 20 years.

Gov. Maura Healey has declared a state of emergency around the situation in Massachusetts' shelter system, as a rapidly rising uptick of immigrants has strained state resources.

The Worcester metropolitan area ranked 16th nationally in a 2023 SmartAsset study of the most expensive places to raise a child.

The infusion of hundreds of millions of dollars into roads and bridges throughout the commonwealth will spur the creation of "good jobs" and economic growth, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said during an infrastructure funding bill signing ceremony Friday.

The final accounting of fiscal year 2023 is not yet done, but the Department of Revenue started fiscal year 2024 off in July by collecting $2.67 billion in tax revenue, $264 million or 11% more than was collected in July 2022.

Efforts to subject the Legislature to outside scrutiny, reform the role of standardized MCAS tests, allow cities and towns to regulate rent levels, and reshape rights and benefits for on-demand drivers took steps Wednesday toward potentially being decided by voters in 2024.

Bay State farmers whose crops were destroyed in recent floods can now apply for low-interest loans and refinance existing loans, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture designated parts of the state primary natural disaster areas on Tuesday.