Proposed reforms to the federal early education program would eliminate most performance standards, cap spending

Ahead of the Healey-Minogue debate, we unpack state tax policy, affordability. Plus we look at long-term care legislation and proposed reforms to nursing home oversight.

Boston Globe Spotlight reporter Kay Lazar details how out-of-state owners bought dozens of Massachusetts nursing homes, siphoning profits while patient care suffered.

A state hearing brought fierce opposition from western Mass. residents and lawmakers, who object to the Massachusetts Water Authority's recent request for more water from the Quabbin Reservoir. The agency wants to take 20 million more gallons a day, on top of the 200 million it already gets, mostly to serve eastern Massachusetts communities.

The agreement comes after a year of negotiations and the threat of a strike from union nurses

The report from Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell's office stops short of issuing any indictments.

It struck several people in downtown Turners Falls that when their businesses last week were defaced with graffiti — it seemed targeted, but misplaced. In this western Massachusetts village in the town of Montague, the numerous messages were connected to the violence in Gaza, to children dying, and notably to the eating of brunch.

State House News Service reporter Ella Adams breaks down a demand for a federal probe over the proposed $2 billion courthouse in Springfield, MA, the Beacon Hill showdown on gas tax relief, and new polling on Massachusetts' affordability.

Advocates traveled to Washington, DC to urge lawmakers to take action and keep both gambling companies and sports leagues accountable for the risks of sports betting.

The Shoestring joined several other independent news outlets in filing a suit last Wednesday in New York’s Southern District seeking damages for the use of published material to build products like ChatGPT.