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The $60 billion plan calls for new projects to meet an increase in demand.

For decades, many teachers have pushed back on the idea of performance pay, saying it unfairly pits teachers against one another. But two new studies from South Carolina and Texas found that offering merit pay for teachers can benefit students.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle are remembering the South Carolina Republican as a unique figure in American politics.

A Vermont man who was 17 when he and a friend killed a pair of married Dartmouth College professors 25 years ago will have a chance at parole in about 20 years, when he reaches the age of one of his victims, a judge ruled Monday.

The FBI and the Maine Attorney General's Office are investigating the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Colombian man by federal law enforcement in Biddeford Monday morning. And, according to Maine Sen. Angus King's office, the victim was not the target of the federal arrest warrant.

Around half of Massachusetts primary voters have mailed in their ballots in the last few elections. That’s created a new dynamic for campaigns, which have been forced to adapt and stretch spending plans.

Judge Jeffrey Karp ruled that Republican attorney general hopeful Michael Walsh can return to the ballot for September's primary, despite accusations of fraudulent nomination signatures. In a separate case, Karp ruled that Anne Manning Martin, a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor who was also accused of signature fraud, cannot appear on the primary ballot.

The economic relief program will be administered by the Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries, who will distribute the $300,000 among shellfish harvesters who lost out during 12-day closure of shellfish beds along the North Shore.

Ten residents were killed in the fire and more than 30 people were injured, including at least six firefighters. Mayor Paul Coogan will join a special ceremony in front of the Gabriel House building at 6:30 p.m. Monday.

The Trump administration wants to make sweeping changes to the way federal grants are awarded and managed. Massachusetts researchers, public officials and scientific societies are pushing back, saying the proposal will harm science, people and the economy.

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Boston will be a very different place in 100 years — likely even a different shape. The city is already feeling the effects of climate change, from more high tide flooding to hotter summers and more extreme storms.

Massachusetts has wrapped up its hosting duties for the 2026 men's World Cup. And it remains to be seen what the full economic impact will be on the state. But so far, short-term rentals and bars have seen a boost.

“President Donald Trump just threw out a demand of a 20% reimbursement on cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, or roughly $30 million on full supertankers carrying oil,” Bloomberg reports. “That’s based on current oil prices of about $80 per barrel. Supertankers can hold about 2 million barrels of crude.” “In contrast, Iran had […]