BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Millions of Americans could lose food assistance benefits under the program known as SNAP if action isn't taken before Saturday.

BU Professor of finance Mark Williams says Massachusetts needs to adopt some longer-term strategies to soften the impact of Trump Administration funding cuts.

The Massachusetts legislature continues to focus on balancing revenues destabilized by federal policy changes from the Federal tax and spending bill passed in July.

Historian Carl R. Byron recalls the highs and lows of the building of the Hoosac Tunnel. When it was complete, it was the longest tunnel in North America.

Changes to federal tax law will likely leave Massachusetts $650 million less in revenue this fiscal year. Lawmakers are scrambling for possible fiscal workarounds.

A new report from UMass Amherst and Springfield-based housing agency Way Finders highlights an affordability crisis for renters and homeowners in Western Massachusetts.

The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to root out health care fraud, expanding a regional strike force into Boston.

The Avenue of States is a strip of land on the fairground, which houses buildings that highlight Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut.

Amid a statewide housing crisis, renters across Western Massachusetts communities are banding together in hopes of resisting a trend of rising rents across the region and the state.

Concerns are being raised over declining conditions for Western Massachusetts nursing home residents as for-profit operators cash in.