Gov. Maura Healey said her budget office is ready to slash millions in legislative earmarks for local projects, and will seek the extraordinary power to cut spending across all state government.

Gov. Maura Healey approved a $60.9 billion annual budget and rolled out a proposal to empower her administration with greater ...

Governor Healey signs a $60.9 billion budget for Massachusetts, underscoring fiscal responsibility and service protection.

Gov. Maura Healey signed the new fiscal year's $61 billion operating plan on Friday, marking the earliest the state has ...

Legislators are offering Healey some bulwarks against federal or economic upheaval. Negotiators scaled back their original ...

The state's fiscal 2026 budget calls for a commission to investigate crumbling home foundations owing to pyrrhotite and ...

With the state facing a hazy fiscal future, Healey also asked lawmakers to give her the expanded power to cut across state ...

After the U.S. House vote to pass sprawling legislation that extends tax breaks and cuts social services spending in a nod to President Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda, reaction poured ...

People came from near and far to watch the 51st Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on Friday night. Fireworks lit up the sky ...

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Immigrant neighborhoods in Massachusetts are feeling the strain of recent ICE actions, which have intensified in recent ...