City officials cheered that the stadium project will now move ahead without delay, while opponents said the Supreme Judicial Court decision allowing construction to continue does not resolve their ...

This November, Massachusetts voters can decide whether our elections are working for them, or whether they are mostly working for the people already in power.

WITH THE FEDERAL dollars for renewable energy slowing to a trickle or stopping altogether, a Cambridge-based company is looking to provide funding for community solar projects in underserved areas ...

FALL RIVER IS about to transform 20 acres of its waterfront along the Taunton River into a vibrant new neighborhood with up to 1,500 homes, parks, public spaces, and commercial development. Members of ...

A rendering of the proposed White Stadium. (Image from the Boston Planning and Development Agency) IN A HIGHLY anticipated ruling, the state’s highest court rejected a challenge to Boston Mayor ...

THE MOOD WAS CELEBRATORY when MBTA oversight board members unanimously declared their support for transforming the commuter rail system, a blue-sky vision featuring zero emissions and more frequent ...

Ayanna Pressley's insurgent victory over 10-term incumbent Rep. Michael Capuano in the 2018 Democratic primary is an example of the big shifts in voter preference and turnout that can lead polls to ...

CastleLeaf Cannabis Dispensary in Brighton; Ethan Long, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons CANNABIS REGULATORS ARE seeking millions of dollars more from Beacon Hill, money they say is necessary to ...

Solar energy panels over library parking lot in Newton. (Photo by Laura Colarusso) IN THE BATTLE to lower stubbornly-high energy costs for struggling residents, Massachusetts regulators adopted a ...

IN 2012, after child advocates spent years trying to reduce punitive suspensions in schools, Massachusetts passed sweeping education reforms under Chapter 222, kickstarting a longstanding policy shift ...

Jim Davis, chairman of New Balance (left), talks with then-mayor Marty Walsh in 2014. (Image via City of Boston photo archives) JIM DAVIS, the multi-billionaire chairman of shoemaker New Balance, is ...