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Future of Wu’s property tax proposal remains unclear after meeting with state senators, stakeholders

A meeting at the State House with Mayor Wu, state Senate President Karen Spilka, the Boston delegation to the state Senate, and business group leaders on Thursday did not produce a compromise that the Senate would move forward for passage.

Steward CEO could face prison time after rare Senate vote to punish him for flouting subpoena

Lawmakers unanimously referred the criminal contempt of Congress charge to the Justice Department, which now must decide whether to prosecute Ralph de la Torre.

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His dream was to become a state trooper. His death has left his friends shattered.

“He is just the most unique man I have ever met,” a colleague said. Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, died earlier this month after a training exercise at the State Police Academy.

Seniors lobby Mass. Senate to approve Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s property tax proposal

The advocacy by the Massachusetts Senior Action Council comes one day before a reported meeting between Mayor Wu, Senate President Spilka, state senators, and business group leaders to discuss the issue, people familiar with the matter told the Globe.

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‘Caution and humility’: Veteran journalists talk election coverage at Globe Summit

Nancy Gibbs, the director of Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy, encouraged “caution and humility” in analyzing this election cycle.

Governor Healey nominates first woman to lead Massachusetts Appeals Court

A seasoned domestic relations attorney, Amy L. Blake has been a state judge since 2008, first on the Probate and Family Court and for the last decade on the Appeals Court.

Wu unveils $100 million development fund to jump-start stalled housing projects

The goal is to actually start construction on some of the thousands of housing units that are approved but in limbo because of high interest rates and supply costs.

Former John Kerry campaign adviser arrested on Nantucket on fugitive-from-justice warrant

Daniel Burrell was arrested on a warrant issued out of Las Vegas, where he allegedly wrote a bad check to a casino for $1.5 million, according to court records and reports.