House points light at dark money in local politics
Legislation requiring public disclosure for people and groups spending significant sums to influence Town Meeting votes is gaining…
Boston resident meets Pope Leo XIV, invites pontiff to visit
Boston resident Stephen Ryan sparked a surprise chat with Pope Leo XIV during a recent visit to the…
Local grandma receives $30 Barbie from Canada, then $802 tariff charge from shipper
Bonnie O’Connell has a long history of paying her bills on time.”I tend to do the right thing,”…
As energy bills spike, Massachusetts DPU launches review of delivery charges
As local energy costs skyrocket, the state’s Department of Public Utilities has launched an investigation into all delivery…
Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids
DEDHAM, Mass. — One baby Jesus lies in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with…
Mass. Eversource settlement means $45M in customer savings – NBC Boston
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has forced Eversource to return $45 million to customers, ending a yearslong…
Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s Signal use endangered troops
A highly anticipated report from the Defense Department’s inspector general found that Secretary Pete Hegseth endangered troops when…
List of school closings, early dismissals Tuesday, December 2 as winter storm hits the state – Boston 25 News
Mass. — Some schools in Massachusetts and New Hampshire have announced closures and early dismissals as they prep…
Trump administration, Healey continue to spar over low-income heating
The Trump Administration and Gov. Maura Healey continue to spar over the release of Low Income Energy Assistance…
Massachusetts weighs bill that would scale back climate goals
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that environmentalist critics say would dramatically weaken the commonwealth’s goals for limiting…
Supreme Court to weigh in anew on SNAP food assistance payments
It’s up to the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress to decide when full payments will resume under the…
Trump administration asks SCOTUS to halt order providing full SNAP payments for November
BOSTON (AP) — Residents in some U.S. states began to receive their full SNAP food aid Friday as…