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House Speaker Ron Mariano expects voters to pass an income tax cut this year. He warns that if it passes, the state may have to hike other taxes or slash spending.

Population growth is important for a thriving community. A recent UMass Donahue Wayfinders report projected population declines in all four WMass counties between 2020 and 2035.

The so-called Bright Act, is a $3 billion bond bill aiming to put at least $2.5 billion of that back into campuses across Massachusetts.

We speak with artist Shirley Jackson Whitaker and musician Avery Sharpe about the "Ashes to Ashes" multimedia event and screening to honor victims of lynchings in America and visit Solidarity Farm and Garden.

We speak with historian Elizabeth Pryor about her class and upcoming book featuring the life and cultural impact of her father, iconic Richard Pryor, and discuss the American Dialect Society's most important words from 2025.

The Trump administration has moved quickly and decisively to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Mass. lawmakers are signaling its continued use in the Commonwealth.

In Hampshire Superior Court, in Northampton, Mass., a judge denied an emergency motion by the the Amherst-Pelham Regional Public Schools to stop a former employee from being reinstated to a job she was fired from.

Residents and visitors to Great Barrington can now take a seat on a marble bench, next to a life-size statue of the post Civil War scholar W.E.B. Du Bois. Organizers who brought the bronze likeness of Du Bois to life hope it creates a new curiosity about the co-founder of the NAACP — one of the town's most famous native sons.

Veterans often face unique challenges in navigating the job market due to disabilities, according to a Massachusetts commission.

Springfield city officials and community members are celebrating Black Maternal Health Week. The national campaign occurs annually from April 11-17 and is designed to foster awareness, activism and community surrounding racial inequities in maternal care.