Under the recommendations, the salary of the speaker of the House and the Senate president would jump from $102,279 to $175,000.
Not only is one of America?s oldest cities now decidedly young, but the new generation is exercising its influence.
BU president will appear before City Council panelThe agreement ends a dispute over a subpoena issued to Robert Brown by the council last week.
Council hearing to discuss potential Uber, Lyft regulationsRival ridesharing companies and Boston cab drivers are rallying support Monday ahead of a City Council hearing.
The 61-year-old man is believed to be the ninth pedestrian struck and killed in Brockton this year.
Supreme Court to hear case on Facebook threatsThe court is weighing the free-speech rights of people who use violent or threatening language on social media.
?Twelve Days of Christmas? would set you back $116,000The cost of six geese-a-laying spiked considerably this year, while most of the items in the carol saw little to no increase.
Cheryl Senter for the Globe
Loss, hardship, and a low-paying job reduced a N.H. woman to poverty, but her plight is far from uncommon.
Christopher L. Gasper
Sure, a loss like Sunday?s stings, but don?t worry. The Patriots are a team built for the long haul of playoff football.
Most news stories described Steven Kadish as the school?s COO, creating the impression Charlie Baker lured him away.
Top economist says many face an old age of less moneyFormer Fed economist Alice Munnell remains unapologetically blunt and this time her target is the US retirement system.
Brainiac
A new book finds that even mudslinging spreads useful information and promotes competitive elections.
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Holiday gift guideA complete guide on where to find the best music gifts, DVDs, books, and more.
Beaten by a mob in South Boston, a young teacher learned to overcome humankind?s darkest impulse.
When busing polarized Hyde Park High School, Marsha-Joan Galvin found herself in a lonely place: the middle.
Bina Venkataraman
Climate change talks offer India new opportunityOther countries can urge India to cut emissions, but they will be more persuasive if they invest to make it possible.
Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
The marching band at English High brings back a tradition that has been dormant at Boston public schools for about 40 years.
Aaron Rodgers passed for 368 yards and two touchdowns as the Packers won a heavyweight fight in Green Bay.
In Roxbury, congregants said they were frustrated, though not surprised, by the grand jury decision in Ferguson, Mo.
Darren Wilson, 28, won?t receive any further pay or benefits, and he and the city have cut their ties, Mayor James Knowles said.
Obama has been seen in the Pentagon as being overly suspicious of the military and its inclination to use force to address problems.
Researchers had to design key elements from scratch because of a lack of or shortcomings in existing technology.
Hersch?s ?My Coma Dreams? is unique ? a theater piece that features a single actor/narrator, but is carried in large part by instrumental music.
A conversation with David GreenwayJournalist H.D.S. Greenway discusses his recent memoir, ?Foreign Correspondent,? with Ambassador Nicholas Burns.
Ideas | The Internationalist
In Congo, peacekeepers at warWhat happens when a bold new idea turns the UN into just another army?
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