The Boston Globe

Cost soars in Mass. drug lab scandal

The state’s public defender agency estimates that defending the thousands affected by suspect evidence could cost $332 million.

A chief problem for Deval Patrick is the state budget gap.

Bill Greene/Globe Staff

Road ahead may get rocky for Governor Patrick

Deval Patrick faces a host of potentially explosive issues that will challenge his ability to shape his legacy during the last two years of his governorship.

Brian McGrory

Our governor’s turmoil

Deval Patrick’s got this small problem on his hands, and it goes like this: His governorship is basically falling off a cliff.

Amid wrangling on Hill, Kerry keeps visibility low

Senator Kerry, who is under consideration to be the next secretary of state, has kept a low profile recently that contrasts with his previously outspoken tendencies.

Ravi Patel sold a Powerball ticket at Lanzilli’s Groceria in East Boston. Powerball sales surged at the shop.

Powerball fever hits peak with $500m jackpot

In anticipation of Wednesday night’s jackpot drawing, scores of Mass. residents are expected to purchase last-minute tickets to get in on the action.

Mass. gives the go-ahead for electronic billboards

The new state-approved regulations authorizing the billboards follow a pilot program that showed that the digital signs created no safety hazards.

scot lehigh

End of the Menino era?

If Mayor Menino opts to call next year his last, he goes out unbeaten, with a valedictory period in which his time at City Hall will be celebrated.

Suffolk University shifts core of campus downtown

The school, long a controversial neighbor on Beacon Hill, will shift its campus closer to Boston’s downtown and build a $62 million classroom complex.

Boston schools chief reflects on year

Carol R. Johnson will announce a new structure for her executive team as she outlines accomplishments and problems to the School Committee Wednesday night.