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BOSTON — Unveiled in Charlestown on Friday, an updated federal strategy for offshore wind development aims to develop 86,000 megawatts of power across the United States by 2050, support 160,000 jobs, and address 30 specific challenges facing the growing industry. The strategy is in keeping with the thrust of
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Gov. Charlie Baker voted in Swampscott in the state primaries on Thursday morning before traveling to New York City to take part in a conference where he is a featured speaker alongside Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, another popular Republican state executive. According to the governor's staff, Baker is
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CAMBRIDGE — Rep. Tim Toomey of Cambridge announced Thursday night that he lost his Democratic primary to challenger Mike Connolly. In Lawrence, political newcomer Juana Matias toppled Rep. Marcos Devers in the Democratic primary in the 16th Essex district that represents parts of that city, the Lawrence Eagle Tribune reported.
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STATE HOUSE — Spending on health care in Massachusetts rose to $57.2 billion in 2015, growing more slowly than in 2014 but for the second straight year outpacing the benchmark set under a 2012 cost containment law, according to a new state report. The 3.9 percent growth in total
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Libertarian vice presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld will return to Boston Thursday to address students at Emerson College. The school invited Weld to speak at a forum where he plans to discuss why the Libertarian ticket should be included in presidential debates, said Dan Winslow, a former
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BOSTON — Compliance with federal rules barring discrimination in college athletics presents some challenges at University of Massachusetts campuses, some of which are wrestling with gender gaps in the student body. Undergraduate enrollment at UMass Boston was 54 percent women in the last school year, but female sports participation at the
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STATE HOUSE — The combination of no marquee statewide races fueling voter enthusiasm and scant competition for the scores of local elected offices that are up for grabs this cycle will ensure low voter turnout in Thursday's primaries, Secretary of State William Galvin said Tuesday. Galvin, the state'
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BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker's influence on the Supreme Judicial Court was seen for the first time Tuesday as the court returned from its summer recess with three new justices hand-picked by Baker. Justices Kimberly Budd, Frank Gaziano and David Lowy — plucked from the Superior Court ranks by Baker