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UMass Foundation agrees to divest from coal companies
STATE HOUSE — The University of Massachusetts Foundation will divest its $770 million endowment from investments in coal companies, marking a victory for…
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Ticketing rules punish some fans, critics say
BOSTON – You managed to score tickets to the big show, but something unexpected came up and you can't go. Now…
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Baker: MBTA ‘far better prepared’ for whatever winter brings
BOSTON — Standing in the cold drizzle Wednesday morning, Gov. Charlie Baker got an up-close look at some of the equipment the…
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All-electronic Mass. Pike toll-collecting cost savings shrink
BOSTON – Drivers west of Route 128 will still have to pay to use the Massachusetts Turnpike where all-electronic infrastructure will replace…
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Mass. property taxes grow by largest amount in five years
Property tax revenues across Massachusetts rose by 4.1 percent in the last fiscal year, the largest annual increase since fiscal 2010,…
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Rosenberg questions endgame for ‘experimental’ charter schools
STATE HOUSE — Without indicating how the Senate is leaning, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg over the weekend referred to the charter school movement…
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MBTA fiscal woes take center stage at State House
BOSTON – The Massachusetts State House was abuzz Monday with reports and comments concerning a financial crisis gripping Boston's public transit…
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Rosenberg: Baker is doing ‘some really great stuff’
One of Beacon Hill's top Democrats rained praise on Republican Gov. Charlie Baker over the weekend, and offered a contrast…
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Fentanyl trafficking bill signed into law
Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation Tuesday making it a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison for trafficking the potent…
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Student loan relief sought by AG Healey
BOSTON – In an effort to help borrowers struggling to repay student debt, Attorney General Maura Healey on Tuesday announced a new student…
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Political ads banned by T amid protests of favoritism
BOSTON – The Israeli-Palestinian conflict surfaced Monday as a central theme in two protests: one speaking out against an ad on the…
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Syrian refugee flow won’t be blocked, Baker says
LYNN – Gov. Charlie Baker said Massachusetts won't do anything to halt its participation in refugee-resettlement programs as he seeks…
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T Official: uncollected fares costing MBTA “a lot of money”
Pressed to say whether the MBTA will pursue near-term fare hikes, the authority's chief administrator said Sunday that "…
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Common Core opponents ‘anxious’ about meeting signature requirement
STATE HOUSE — Donna Colorio is anxious and exhausted, but happy. The former Worcester School Committee member has been leading a volunteer effort…
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Healey outlines sports wagering regulations
BOSTON — Individuals under the age of 21 would be prohibited from playing the relatively new form of sports wagering known as daily…
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Public-records reform bill passes Mass. House
BOSTON – Ahead of the unanimous passage of what they said was the first Massachusetts public records overhaul in more than four decades…
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Green Line project may need more bond money, Pollack says
BOSTON – Pressing ahead with the Green Line Extension project may require fresh bonding authority from the state Legislature next year to help…
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Baker rolls out first steps to reforming child welfare agency
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday took the first steps toward reforming the troubled Department of Children and Families with measures to…