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 ...

As most cities and towns got into compliance with the housing law — eagerly or dragging their feet along the way — some holdouts were hoping that the state’s high court would rule that they did not ...

FOR THE PAST few years, one of the central debates in Massachusetts politics has been the fight over transparency. From the Democratic state auditor to progressive advocacy groups to the Republican ...

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

Organized labor has been out in force on ballot measures — recently literally trying to secure bargaining power through the ballot — and that means manpower, mobilization, and money funneling toward a ...

The administration is working across state agencies and with workforce partners to remove obstacles that prevent people from entering—and staying in—the workforce.

One of the most consequential recommendations in the state graduation council’s report is its emphasis on postsecondary planning and the implementation of My Career and Academic Plan, or MyCAP.