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Healey says ‘chaos’ remains despite Trump tariff reversal
Healey: "We cannot continue to gamble with people's livelihoods." -
Wu unveils $4.8 billion Boston budget proposal amid federal uncertainty
The mayor said the spending plan eliminates the equivalent of nearly 500 city jobs. -
Wu says federal cuts could mean slashing city services, hiring freeze for Boston
The Boston mayor also encouraged the city’s major institutions to resist Trump. -
Tariffs creating traffic at some car dealerships
Sweeping new tariffs that could jack up car prices by thousands of dollars are creating bumper-to-bumper traffic at car dealership lots. -
CDC cuts $1 million from Boston community health programs
The city’s eye is on the “very concerning threat” of larger funding cuts, Boston’s public health commissioner says. -
Massachusetts homebuilders brace for tariffs to raise costs and slow housing production
Rising costs for construction materials could make it harder to address Massachusetts’ affordable housing shortage. -
MIT economist warns ‘signs are bad’ as potential recession looms
“President Trump has decided to ignore perhaps the fundamental rule of business, which is that businesses hate uncertainty,” says Jon Gruber. -
New Massachusetts ‘junk fee’ regulations aim to better protect consumers from hidden costs
Starting in September, the state’s attorney general says the new regulations make clear that hidden “junk fees” and related billing practices violate state law. -
What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company upending the stock market?
The company's app is #1 on app stores, and announced that it achieved AI without the expensive chips that US startups are using. -
Wu tries again for property tax relief
Boston’s mayor is once again seeking to shift more of the city’s taxes to commercial properties instead of residential one.
