Leaders of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority voted Thursday to keep its buses free through June 2025. The bus system has not charged riders since the pandemic began in the spring of 2020.
Gov. Maura Healey unveiled $375 million in budget cuts for her state administration Monday, a change made to help cover a $1 billion tax shortfall. Much of the cuts affect MassHealth, specifically its fee-for-service payments. Here's a look into the program, why the cuts are happening and what we know so far.
Despite being an off year, the 2023 elections were pretty eventful across New England: Republicans scored a small victory in the Massachusetts Senate, progressives picked up a seat on Boston’s City Council and four sitting Bay State mayors got knocked out of office. Here are some of last night's most notable results.