Government & Politics

Beacon Hill's growing financial headache got worse Tuesday when the Healey administration reported that tax collections tumbled in November, putting the state's revenue picture about $627 million below the projection for this point in the year.

A property in Worcester’s Canal District – which had been slated to be turned into 375 apartments – is back on the market.

On Saturday, for the third day in a row, only a smattering of the House's 135 sitting Democrats attended a session where Speaker Ron Mariano's leadership team hoped to push through a $3.1 billion spending bill featuring critical funds for emergency family shelter, public employee pay raises, and special education.

House and Senate Democrats said Thursday they agreed to a deal on a long-overdue spending bill after...

The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife said deer densities vary widely from an ideal range of about 12–18 deer per square mile in most of central and western Massachusetts to more than 30–50 deer per square mile in areas of eastern Massachusetts and on the islands, where hunting access is restricted.

Anna Maria College in Paxton has added three new members to its board of trustees, who come with expertise in the realms of health and human services, fire science, and public safety, areas the college sees as points of strength for its curriculum.

A prominent steakhouse in Auburn could be transformed into the town’s newest firehouse.

About 88,000 more people lost MassHealth coverage in October, the largest monthly decline yet in the year-long...

Worcester Business Journal has launched the annual survey of its readers for the end-of-year Economic Forecast special edition, in order to ascertain business leaders' outlooks on the Central Massachusetts economy in the coming year.

Lawmakers did deviate from their plans for the week to meet only on Monday and Thursday, adding a Wednesday session.