Taxpayers who own and live in their homes would see their bill shrink under a plan to expand the residential exemption.
Democratic lawmakers see a fight over the popular entitlement program for the elderly as an opportunity.
The move follows rulings that derailed murder trials in cases involving infants.
Lyft is proposing to provide late-night rides to employees of participating companies that would be partly paid for by the MBTA.
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Four minutes after the first 911 call for Saturday?s massive Cambridge fire, seven buildings and nine cars were engulfed in flames.
The cuts will affect a range of government programs, from health care for the poor to state parks.
A former security official said she was ??deeply troubled?? by Michael Flynn?s tendency to promote fake news stories on his Twitter feed.
The designation by the American Bar Association is a milestone for the state?s first public law school, which has faced growing pains.
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Attorney General Maura Healey spoke in Arlington on Tuesday night to shell-shocked Democrats.
NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL
Dombrowski strengthened the Red Sox pitching staff, a justification for dealing top prospects.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
True to form, Dave Dombrowski went for broke by dealing prospects for White Sox ace Chris Sale.
Ortiz went on social media on Tuesday after news of Sale coming to Boston was confirmed.
The former Texas Ranger, a first baseman and lefthanded hitter with power, fills a need for the Red Sox.
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At the new Smithsonian museum dedicated to black history, a group from Boston gaped at the reminders of black tragedy and triumph.
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The new facility for Novartis in Cambridge is the most interesting new building in town.
The trend has filled retail catalogs and social media in recent weeks with beaming families decked out in snowflake and reindeer motifs.
Chestnut Hill Realty wants to build 320 apartments and a three-level parking garage in the Brookline neighborhood.
The power of will | Chapter 3
The news the Lacey family feared the most arrived: Will had a new tumor. There was no telling how much time they had, or whether Will would live long enough for the cure they sought.
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Pat and Dina Lacey had been parents for only a few months when doctors discovered a tumor in their new baby?s chest. Told to take their son home to die, they put their faith in a young doctor who wouldn?t accept death as the answer.
JEFF JACOBY
There is one China and one Taiwan. Let?s all stop pretending otherwise.Taiwan is a sovereign, independent, civilized nation. There should be no hesitation about saying so, and treating it accordingly.
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The Desperate and the Dead: The ?new asylums?There may be no worse place for mentally ill people to receive treatment than prison, yet a growing number end up in the ?new asylums.?
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
Baltimore has won four of its last five games and isn?t intimidated by playing in Foxborough.
In many cases, performance on the exams turned into a showdown between 15-year-olds in Massachusetts and Singapore.
Condo prices are rising at more than twice the pace of those of single-family homes, new stats show.
The senior US senator said the bill, which includes $1 billion for opioid recovery, would help communities ?devastated? by the epidemic.
Closing out two terms as a president at war, Barack Obama said his strategy kept the nation safe while preserving its ideals.
The outdoors group is leaving its longtime Beacon Hill headquarters for a $13.1 million property in City Square.
A familiar warhorse delivers one of the most rewarding local theatrical experiences of the year.
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People mourned and celebrated and the death of the controversial and revolutionary former leader of Cuba.
Ground Game
Convenient truths about Al Gore?s meeting with Donald TrumpThree things are absolutely incredible about this meeting.
Design New England
A Gardener?s GardenThe lush landscape around Andrew Grossman?s home and studio is a showcase of possibilities.
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