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Budget axe kept on shelf as state holds line on revenue expectations
Despite economic and policy concerns, the estimate for state tax collections this budget year will not be marked down for now. -
State gaming revenues surge, but split is evolving
Gambling offerings, taxes getting fresh look as state share of betting revenues clears $1.5 billion per year. -
New poll shows high satisfaction with health insurance in Mass., even as residents delay or skip care for cost reasons
“It can be true that we’re doing well, and it can also be true that we need to do better,” says MHA president Steve Walsh. -
Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut nearly $800 million of research funding in anti-DEI push
The order marks the latest Supreme Court win for Trump and allows the administration to forge ahead with canceling hundreds of grants while the lawsuit continues to unfold. -
Healey packs vaccine, wind, election policy into closeout budget
The governor is pitching a $2.45 billion spending bill to close the state's books for fiscal year 2025. -
A new program will give $1,200 a month to homeless young adults in Greater Boston
“I’m not going to let the folks down. I’m going to make sure that I use this to get myself out of this situation,” says Deandre, who’s participating in the guaranteed-income program. -
Massachusetts scientists have lost billions in federal funds. Now they have their day in court.
A federal judge in Boston will hear arguments Monday in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s legal authority to terminate billions of dollars in research grants from the National Institutes of Health. -
13th-straight soggy Saturday dampens duck boat business, boosts bookstores
Local businesses are hurting — or helping — with the “bad luck” of 13 rainy weekends in the Boston area. -
Friction between Trump and Harvard leaves local business community on edge
Business representatives say the campus community is a driving force behind the square’s economy. -
Auditor finds Mass. overpaid for emergency shelter services
Edward M. Augustus, Jr., who leads the housing office, denied the majority of the findings.