On January 22nd, the Healey-Driscoll administration filed its budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. The $62.07 billion spending plan increases spending over the FY 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) by $4.3 billion (7.4 percent) and over the...

On January 22nd, the Healey-Driscoll administration filed its budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. The $62.07 billion plan increases spending over the FY 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) by $4.3 billion (7.4 percent) and over the...

On January 22nd, the Healey-Driscoll administration filed its budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. The $62.07 billion spending plan increases spending over the FY 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) by $4.3 billion (7.4 percent) and over the...

Downtown dilemma: According to a new report, downtown Boston sees between 80,000 and 125,000 fewer daily worker visits than it did before the pandemic. The district’s future relies on bringing at least some people back. But does it have to be to...

The confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the emergence of technology enabling effective remote work has caused a dramatic drop in demand for office space and a shift in what employers need from their physical spaces. This places the city in a...

Today, the Healey-Driscoll administration released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget proposal. The $62 billion spending plan increases spending over the FY 2025 GAA by $4.3 billion (7.4 percent) and over the administration’s estimated spending level...

The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, a fiscal-minded think-tank, will also have a seat on the council.“For our communities and our economy to prosper, we have to maintain and enhance the state’s standing as the nation’s K-12 education leader and...

The idea of building the task force report around the “millionaires tax” started to percolate in June, when a report by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation suggested tapping some of the surplus tax funds to address MBTA shortfalls.Doug Howgate,...

On December 30th, Conference reports were released on two major pieces of health care legislation, engrossed earlier in the session:Senate bill 3012, An Act Relative to Pharmaceutical Access, Costs and TransparencyHouse bill 5159, An Act Enhancing...

In May of 2024, Steward Health Care announced that it had filed for bankruptcy protection; beginning a process through which the for-profit health system looked to restructure its debt and sell or close assets, including seven Massachusetts hospitals...