Government & Politics

Local unemployment rates throughout Central Massachusetts climbed to begin 2024, although the January figures are still lower than the rate seen at that time last year. 

The Massachusetts Nurses Association labor union wasted no time in criticizing the hospital for this misleading claim.

Disability advocates are raising the alarm as House Democrats redraft the governor's spending plan, saying that under Healey's budget 6,000 people will lose access to services they need to live at home and maintain their independence.

Councilor Joseph Ferreira, a former police chief, said he still had "a lot of questions" and needed further investigation into potential "unknown ramifications" -- like ones that could pop up if the simple possession charge was coupled with another offense, or was a predicate offense to seek a greater sentence.

While Boston awaits a judge's decision on whether the city can renovate a run-down stadium in a public park to host a professional women's soccer team, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu defended the idea on Tuesday, claiming that the stadium would still be available for community use over 90 percent of the time.

Augustus, who helped to entice and clear the way for the Boston Red Sox AAA affiliate team to move from Pawtucket, R.I., to Worcester during his time as city manager, was announced Monday as one of three members of the inaugural Worcester Red Sox Hall of Fame class.

With the region already grappling with workforce shortages, a quarter of young professionals living in Greater Boston intend to move elsewhere over the next five years as they navigate their career prospects and housing affordability, a new survey released Monday found.

After appointing her to the top job in 2022, Goldberg suspended O'Brien, a former state treasurer and the Democratic Party's 2002 nominee for governor, with pay in September.  O'Brien's annual rate of pay is $181,722.

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts fell in January, with large job gains in the professional, scientific and business services sector.

Clark University, the Leominster East Side Community Center, and the MetroWest YMCA Regional Early Learning Center are among the 20 Central Massachusetts entities slated to benefit from $23.08 million in federal funding pending final approval by the U.S. Senate and President Joe Biden.