The governor’s second so-called Municipal Empowerment Act would allow cities and towns to increase local taxes on meals, ...

A veteran lawmaker, state Senator Peter Durant twice flipped what had been Democratic districts to win a seat in the House ...

Staffers at Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children are calling on Maura Healey to visit their Canton facility after the governor vowed to reconsider her closure plan in the face of fierce ...

Municipal leaders have used existing local option taxes to raise money for affordable housing and to dodge property tax ...

Capping charitable tax deductions would be "a turn in the wrong direction," writes one reader. Another bemoans proposed cuts ...

Sweet treats could soon cost more in Massachusetts. When Gov. Maura Healey announced her $62 billion budget proposal earlier this month, she floated the idea of removing the sales tax exemption on ...

The Healey administration provided House Ways and Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz with a trove of information and documents ...

Maura Healey on Monday issued a written policy that explicitly bans the use of NDAs across executive branch offices. Healey’s office mentioned the audit report Monday as it publicized a three ...

Maura Healey on Monday issued a written policy that explicitly bans the use of NDAs across executive branch offices. Healey's office mentioned the audit report Monday as it publicized a three-page ...

Gov. Maura Healey said her legislation to tax candy sales was just "an idea" as she talked about the Bay State's revenue crunch Tuesday and jokingly apologized for the contemplated price hike on ...

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is pledging more money to help cities and towns across Massachusetts fix potholed roads and decaying bridges with a plan that calls for tapping into revenue from the ...