Government & Politics

Brensley said her story "is one of the American Dream realized." She was born in Honduras and adopted at a young age, her campaign website says. She graduated from Suffolk University School of Law in 2008, and previously worked at John Hancock Funds, PNC Wealth Management and BFT Capital.

Among those invited to speak was Evelyn Carter, a doctor of social psychology and DEI expert, who said there's a lot of disinformation about what DEI means. "I think we got too comfortable relying on the acronym of DEI, and therefore miss precious opportunities to clearly define what we do and why we do it," Carter said.

Hoping to boost housing production in the state, the Gov. Maura Healey Administration has auctioned off four Central Massachusetts state-owned properties to private developers to convert the sites into housing.

Felix Mercedes, a 35-year-old resident of Worcester, agreed to plead guilty on Thursday to billing MassHealth for more than $500,000 of services that were never provided.

Disruptions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are expected to initially impact 36,000 members who are noncitizens but lawfully present here. Health Connector officials anticipate another 19,000 members earning between 400% to 500% of the federal poverty level could become disqualified from their ConnectorCare plans starting on Jan. 1.

Combined legislation last session focused on improving both indoor and outdoor air quality stalled in the Senate Ways and Means Committee.

Microtransit services operate in parts of the state — sometimes through Regional Transit Authorities, other times independently — but advocates say they are underfunded and overstretched.

To qualify for the expedited environmental review, projects must comport with a slate of seven requirements.

The battle for a local option real estate transfer fee has risen from the dead as communities...

The past few years have seen some lessening of the national CPA shortage, but local experts warn not to be so hasty in declaring the crisis over, especially in Central Massachusetts.