The part of the plan that’s arguably generating the most blowback is the process the MWRA is deploying to win approval from state officials.

Open up the primaries to every voter, every qualified candidate, and we get more competition, higher turnout, and better results.

Cities like Worcester — where the poverty rate is twice as high as the state’s — may have trouble getting people to the polls this November. The state’s most disadvantaged and diverse urban ...

Cities like Worcester — where the poverty rate is twice as high as the state’s — may have trouble getting people to the polls this November. The state’s most disadvantaged and diverse urban ...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue last week launched an ad saying he would suspend the gas tax "until prices stabilize." ...

There’s still time for White Stadium project planners to deliver on the principles of EJ Community Engagement and Outreach – improved levels of trust, transparency, and stronger pathways for ongoing ...

The auditor’s report unveils how even before the agency was thrust into turmoil with record-breaking poor performance during a time of a relatively stable job market, out-of-work Massachusetts ...

People who are finishing their education are almost twice as likely to consider leaving Massachusetts in the next five years, quantifying a dynamic many have long suspected in a state that welcomes ...

THE STATE’S HIGHEST court has swatted away a second challenge to the sweeping and controversial MBTA Communities housing law. In a brisk, unanimous — and widely expected decision — the Supreme ...

LABOR HAS BEEN showing up in ballot question debates for years, but the last decade has seen unions truly out in force behind some of the buzziest initiatives. So when and why does organized labor ...

The total number of job losses in the last two months – about 11,100 – almost matches the jobs gained since September.