The Municipal Empowerment Act was initially filed last year, but failed to pass on Beacon Hill. The post Healey refiles bill ...

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

President Donald Trump has set off a back and forth with some of the country’s biggest trading partners. And it all has to do ...

Economists and officials warn Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China may lead to higher energy costs in New England and ...

Do they tax the kid buying a Snickers at the corner store, or the executive flying a private jet to Nantucket?

Even if oil is exempted from the tariffs the president plans to slap on Mexico and Canada, experts predict a rise in ...

The candy tax Healey is proposing is part of her $62 billion budget that she filed with the Legislature last week.

Berkshire County state legislators are reacting to Governor Maura Healey’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2026.

And on Friday, Markey led a resolution in the Senate opposing Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate ...

On the shelter front, Mass. lawmakers have requested information about the impact of change on the state's shelter system, ...

"President Trump proposing tariffs, that is going to cost all of us money," Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said.

There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. MORE BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOV. MAURA HEALEY – Here are some of ...