Massachusetts Senate Democrats rolled out a $61 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2026 that increases spending by 6.3% over last year’s state budget and rejects a series of tax increases that Gov. Maura Healey pitched in January.
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Acton Police supervisor placed on leave over handling of retired cop OUI incident
An Acton police supervisor has been placed on leave after not charging a retired police officer with a suspected OUI and driving him home, Acton Police announced late Monday.
GOP’s Mike Kennealy received a string of donations above legal limit in April, data shows
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Kennealy received a string of contributions in April that surpassed the max amount an individual can donate under state law, a situation his campaign attributed to donors covering credit card fees and couples giving through a single payment.
Gov. Healey, five other governors invite Canadian premiers to Boston to talk Trump tariffs
Gov. Maura Healey and five other northeastern governors invited Canadian premiers to gather in Boston to discuss the impacts of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and how the two countries can maintain “strong trade relations that benefit local businesses and residents,” Healey’s office said Monday.
‘The very best of a public-private partnership’: King Street Common breaks ground
LITTLETON — The groundbreaking ceremony for King Street Common, an expansive, campus-style development by the Lupoli Companies, took place on the site of the former IBM campus located at 550 King St. Monday afternoon.
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pleads guilty to federal corruption charges
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pleaded guilty Monday to federal corruption charges tied to a $7,000 kickback scheme she carried out at City Hall and she is eying late June for her Council resignation to become effective.
