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Healey signs $1 billion tax package into law. Here’s what it means for your wallet.

It’s been more than two decades since the last significant tax cut, when voters — not legislators — approved a measure to slice the state’s income tax to 5 percent.

Healey makes first judicial nominations as governor, tapping commercial litigator and defense attorney
Governor Maura Healey tapped Adam L. Sisitsky, a Framingham resident and securities attorney at Mintz, and Tracy E. Duncan, a Springfield-based defense attorney, for two openings on the Superior Court.

Explore the results of the Suffolk/Globe/USA TODAY poll of New Hampshire Republican voters
See the full results from the Suffolk/Globe/USA TODAY poll.

Postal Service releases stamp honoring late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ginsburg, who built a remarkable career as a legal and cultural icon, died in 2020 at the age of 87.

In Boston City Council District 6, Wu endorses Weber
Tuesday’s announcement marks the fourth council endorsement Wu has made this election season.

Pregnant patients can be reported for neglect solely for taking addiction medication. A new federal bill would change that.
New federal legislation would shield pregnant or postpartum mothers from child abuse and neglect investigation solely for taking prescribed medication to treat substance use disorder.

AG Campbell launches reproductive justice unit, appoints Sapna Khatri as director
Campbell said she intends for the unit to become a national leader, collaborating with attorneys general in other states to respond to national attacks on reproductive rights, reduce racial disparities in maternal care, and combat abortion misinformation that prevents access to care.

Following crucial vote, Mass. Democrats call for Ukraine funding
"This vote is the last time I will support a GOP compromise that does not provide clear, credible, and concrete terms for supporting Ukraine,” said US Representative Jake Auchincloss.

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For Boston’s police intelligence gathering operation, more barbed questions

Councilors and civil rights advocates have for years demanded more details about BRIC’s gang database.

In Boston’s council election, Mayor Michelle Wu tries to flex her influence

By backing certain candidates, she is trying to build a power structure that makes it easier for her to deliver on her agenda.

Dean Tran, former state senator, accused of using Senate staff for campaign work

The charges come three months after Tran’s Fitchburg home was raided by the FBI.

Faneuil Hall should be renamed, some say. But the process and support for a name change are hazy.

A coalition called the New Democracy Coalition has been pushing to rename Faneuil Hall over the last five years because of Faneuil’s enslavement of and trading of human beings.

Massachusetts Republican Party settles campaign finance allegations with state, to pay $15,000

The MassGOP will pay $15,000 in three installments under the deal, which party chair Amy Carnevale signed Wednesday with Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office, according to a copy provided to the Globe.

Wu’s Mass. and Cass plan meets skepticism from both ends of the council’s political spectrum

Administration officials were peppered with questions about the efficacy of Mayor Michelle Wu’s proposal, which is aimed at giving police increased authority to clear tents and ramshackle street shelters.

Top Mass. cannabis regulator sues to lift suspension; treasurer says ‘several serious allegations’ prompted discipline

Shannon O’Brien, a one-time Democratic nominee for governor, argued that Treasurer Deborah Goldberg “willfully side-stepped” the law when she suspended her as the chair of the Cannabis Control Commission.

The $1 billion tax reform package is a big win for Governor Maura Healey

It’s been more than two decades since the last significant tax cut, when voters — not legislators — approved a measure to slice the state’s income tax to 5 percent.