The measure now goes back to the State House, where the Senate killed a similar measure last year, leading to a large tax increase for homeowners.

This Black History Month, the Banner is teaming up with WriteBoston’s Teens In Print program, highlighting young voices of color. Each week, we will feature the work of three new students, who will ...

More than 120,000 Massachusetts voters were purged from the rolls over the past two years for "inactivity," which is prompting renewed calls on Beacon Hill to update the ...

For Judy Nyberg Pals, 83, and Lowell Pals, 86, love came at an unexpected time, in an unexpected place. Both had lived long ...

Boston City Council approved a proposal to shift the city's tax levy away from homeowners on Wednesday, the third time the ...

Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft unveiled a plan that he says would improve housing access and affordability for more ...

Fourteen months and a few shelter debates later, Gov. Maura Healey and Democrats in the House and Senate were (mostly) in alignment as each approved the latest set of restrictions on the state’s ...