Boston kicked off Black History Month celebrations on Monday with prayers, songs, powerful speeches, and a call to action.

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

Gov. Maura Healey is reevaluating her cost-cutting budget proposal to close a Canton public health hospital amid escalating ...

Staffers at Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children are calling on Maura Healey to visit their Canton facility after the ...

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

Governor Maura Healey’s office rejected a Globe request for documents tied to the order, claiming they are confidential ...

Among those provisions are three tax proposals that could collectively generate more than $150 million in new annual tax ...

A top Senate Democrat expressed skepticism toward Gov. Maura Healey’s plan to boost state spending by 7.4% in fiscal year ...

The new spending plan is “balanced, it’s fiscally responsible, and we believe it is a blueprint for meeting the needs of ...

Mayor Cathleen DeSimone says she supports Gov. Maura Healey’s most recent proposal of a mix of local-level revenue sweeteners ...

Gov. Maura Healey filed legislation Friday that would allow cities and towns to hike taxes on hotel stays and meals, an ...

Gov. Maura Healey said there is no reason to be concerned about it because Massachusetts is not a so-called "sanctuary state.