More than half of likely 2026 general election voters in Massachusetts believe Gov. Maura Healey should be reelected to a second term, and another 51% approve of the job the Arlington Democrat has done, according to a University of New Hampshire poll released Monday.
Politics
Plan to lower sales tax to 5% heard by revenue committee – again
A pair of bills making their way through the Legislature aim to turn the clock on the state sales tax back to 2008.
Mass. emergency shelter spending over $940M for FY25, latest state data shows
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration spent just over $940 million on emergency family shelters and related services last fiscal year, but the final total is projected to increase by tens of millions of dollars more as officials work to settle payments.
Beacon Hill Democrats offer no timeline for resolution to bar advocate work stoppage
Top Beacon Hill Democrats offered no timeline Monday for a resolution to a months-long work stoppage of private attorneys who are pushing lawmakers to raise the hourly rate they are paid to take on the criminal cases of people who are unable to afford representation.
Beacon Hill Democrats offer no timeline for resolution to bar advocate work stoppage
Top Beacon Hill Democrats offered no timeline Monday for a resolution to a months-long work stoppage of private attorneys who are pushing lawmakers to raise the hourly rate they are paid to take on the criminal cases of people who are unable to afford representation.
Fenway concession workers wrap strike – for now – as negotiations continue
The strike at Fenway Park has ended, for now, as workers wait to see if their employer noticed the effects of the absence following a weekend work stoppage.
