Severe cuts due in Green Line project

The transportation board said it will not go forward with the Green Line project unless it is cheaper and the MBTA seeks more funding sources.

State Senator Brian Joyce.

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Joyce to pay nearly $5,000 to resolve campaign finance issues

State Senator Brian Joyce will pay nearly $5,000 for tapping campaign funds to pay for his son?s 2014 high school graduation party.

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Mayor Marty Walsh wants increased funding for early education, saying it can make or break a student?s scholastic success or struggle.

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Nationally, the number of opioid prescriptions jumped nearly 140 percent between the mid-1990s and 2013.

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People 25 to 44 years old are hardest hit by the opioid overdose epidemic that has left thousands dead in Massachusetts.

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With rising housing costs forcing tenants out the city, Mayor Marty Walsh is considering offering tax breaks to landlords who charge below-market rents.

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N.H. independents adding uncertainty to primary

A new survey suggests that Republicans John Kasich and Jeb Bush would benefit most from a strong independent turnout in the GOP primary.

Reputed mobster is sentenced for role in drug ring

Louis DiNunzio received a federal sentence of 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute marijuana.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

How far can the stock market fall?

It?s been a bad year for US stocks, and we?re only midway through January.

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Jonathan Wiggs/Globe staff

Boston arts scene gets little institutional funding

A report commissioned by the Boston Foundation describes an arts landscape of stark contrasts.

Yvonne Abraham

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Middlesex DA Marian T. Ryan has offered conflicting signals on whether she will try Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the killing of MIT police officer Sean Collier.

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The referees who worked the playoff game between the Patriots and Chiefs on Saturday forgot to bring a few tools of their trade.

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The National Weather Service says a storm headed for the East Coast could hit hardest in the mid-Atlantic states.

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Forecasters warn of heavy, ??perhaps crippling?? snow across the northern mid-Atlantic region, probably beginning Friday.

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Four candidates are battling to emerge as the mainstream alternative to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.

In this photo taken Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., asks for support during the Feb. 1 Iowa Caucus during a campaign speech at Santa Maria Winery in Carroll, Iowa. (Jeff Storjohann/Carroll Daily Times Herald via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Jeff Storjohann/Carroll Daily Times Herald via AP

For surging Sanders, familiar turf in Iowa

Democratic voters in Iowa have warmed to Bernie Sanders, just as they did in Vermont, sending him to Congress 10 times.

BetaBoston

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Executives from publishing giant McGraw-Hill Education will mentor local entrepreneurs as part of a partnership.

One of the more unusual helipads is at the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, which used its 692-foot perch for a friendly 2005 tennis match between Andre Agassi and Roger Federer, a publicity event.

GE lands. Will a helipad take off?

To attract GE, city and state officials agreed to help facilitate the construction of a helipad in Boston.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

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The difference between winner and whiner is a matter of perception in sports.

Darius Fleming had one tackle in 10 snaps on defense and one tackle on 16 special teams snaps Saturday.

Patriots? Darius Fleming hailed as a hero after crash

The linebacker cut his leg kicking out a car window to help a woman who had gotten into an accident near Gillette Stadium.

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Ground Game

ground game

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What should be clear at this point is what the next president, in this age of populist politics, will say.

Globe investigations

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A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

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Water crisis in Flint, Mich.

Thousands of residents in Michigan have been exposed to toxic amounts of lead, including about 9,000 children.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

BetaBoston

BetaBoston

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Microsoft is clearing out one of its two Kendall Square offices, sending 300 sales and marketing employees to Burlington.

Crux

John Allen Jr. | All Things Catholic

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These visits are always special, given that arguably no Jewish community has felt the sting of Catholic opprobrium more than the one in Rome.

Globe Insiders

Design New England

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Interior designer Holly Joe cooks up the love in her sophisticated yet cozy family house in Westwood.