Senate tax plan has different take on competitiveness

$590 million relief package splits with Healey, House on capital gains cut

Mass. health care spending spiraling upward

State moves to bring sex education out of the ‘90s

SouthCoast Wind report suggests pricey future for offshore wind

Will bold plan for Boston high schools get traction this time? 

The dark underbelly of retail electricity competition

SouthCoast Wind pulling out of its wind farm deal

Seeks to terminate its contracts, rebid in next round

A race to keep up – or to the bottom? Lottery bets big on $50 scratch ticket, online games.

State is hooked on lottery funds that come disproportionately from lower-income residents

Tax revenues bounce back, yet still short of benchmark

With one month to go, collections $619m, or 1.7%, less than forecast

Iselin of Blue Cross raises red flag on rising health care costs

‘If we want to continue to compete as a state, we have to nail this,’ she says

High rents are bad for your health

Wu's rent stabilization proposal is helpful but no panacea

The Reel Deal

What’s in your electricity bill?

There’s a lot more than just the cost of power

With GLX a wrap, Dalton eyes Hudson River tunnel

‘It’s what I do,’ he says of massive infrastructure projects

T officials urge riders to be patient

Predict it will be at least a year before change is evident

Could Harvard affirmative action ruling threaten Boston exam school policies?

If court rejects considering race in admissions, challenging use of proxies for race could be next 

COMMONWEALTH IN DEPTH

Eng sees FTA letter as no big deal

Chose not to mention letter to MBTA board last week

Gaming Commission asks feds to shut down illegal gambling

Joins 7 other states in seeking crackdown on offshore competitors

Meehan says UMass system facing headwinds

Costs rising, enrollment slipping at campuses across state

Wildlands, the natural answer to climate change

New report calls for tripling amount of protected forest land