AFTER YEARS OF ADVOCACY, Massachusetts’s minimum hourly wage hit $15 in 2023. And workers groups say it’s already behind the times. “What we’ve seen is that, yes, that minimum wage did increase, but ...

There's been "a dramatic increase" in early in-person voting, Galvin said at a State House press conference, while the mail-in voting rate is about the same as it was in 2022.

NINE BALLOT QUESTIONS have turned voters’ ballots into booklets this fall, with questions ranging from marijuana policy to voting rules to zoning reform. Not since 1994 have Massachusetts voters had ...

CPCS employees would have the statutory ability to create a public-sector union and negotiate with the agency over pay, benefits, leave policies, and workplace conditions. Staff attorneys and other ...

PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS face daunting challenges across the US, from pandemic ridership losses to traffic congestion, fare evasion and pressure to keep rides affordable. In some cities, including ...

To continue to pretend like our schools are better than they really are is a disservice to students, teachers, families, and ...

LONG BEFORE I became a residential land developer, my father was fighting development. I grew up in Westwood, where he was involved in efforts to protect forested land from clear-cutting and ...

The plaintiffs are seeking an injunction ordering the state to provide a third year of HomeBASE stabilization services, including the $15,000 in funding.  “We’re really trying to keep these two single ...

Gov. Maura Healey will head into Election Day with a high-spending opponent, an affordability crisis still raging, and few of her campaign season wish-list items fulfilled by fellow Democrats in the ...

Danielle Allen, a Harvard University professor leading the charge for replacing partisan primary elections in Massachusetts with a single nonpartisan primary, speaks at a debate on the topic ...

Welcome back to CommonWealth Beacon‘s Election 2026 newsletter run. There is a lot to sort through before you head to the polls on November 3, and much of the space on your ballot will be dedicated to ...