For decades, troopers weren?t taxed on millions in perks

State Police at Logan Airport Boston.

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Tax specialists said the state?s actions appear to skirt federal tax rules. The IRS could seek millions of dollars in back taxes.

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Company officials made the change to distance the project from lurid sexual misconduct allegations against former CEO Steve Wynn.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiLongIsland01.jpg Walsh wants to build a bridge to Long Island. But will Quincy ever get over it?

Officials in Quincy appear ready to do just about anything to stop Boston from building a new span.

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The report?s conclusion is fiercely opposed by committee Democrats, who say the committee did not interview enough witnesses or gather enough evidence.

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Though a historic meeting produced a vow to denuclearize the peninsula and end the decades-long war, the leaders of North and South Korea didn?t identify any specific plans.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_14C9D5.jpg Trump?s agenda bogs down in swirl of scandals and misfires

President Trump?s efforts to move past a series of scandals and focus on his agenda were derailed on Thursday by a an increasingly assertive Congress.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_040918_ARL_0427x-14973-15250.jpg Charlie Baker distances himself from Trump. His party? Not so much

Governor Charlie Baker will have to grapple with his party?s anticipated endorsement of state Representative Geoff Diehl, an outspoken Trump ally, in the US Senate race.

Ty Burr

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/c68b77f29f5640c9b6c7df19f724f300-c68b77f29f5640c9b6c7df19f724f300-0.jpg It?s impossible to not feel complicit about Bill Cosby

You cannot be entertained by what has been so profoundly tainted (or if you can, many of us don?t want to know you).

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/951547652-6444.jpg Here?s how the Bill Cosby courtroom outburst unfolded

A prosecutor asked the judge to revoke Bill Cosby?s $1 million bail because he could be a flight risk. Cosby had something to say about that.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/146a8ed9dbd645a3bdece988489d1f2c-146a8ed9dbd645a3bdece988489d1f2c-0.jpg Tom Brokaw denies sexual misconduct allegations

A woman who worked as a war correspondent said Brokaw groped her, twice tried to forcibly kiss her, and made inappropriate overtures attempting to have an affair.

Actresses shine in star-studded 2018 summer movies

The summer of 2018 looks to be a celebration of great actresses, great acting, and straight-up star power.

Buzzsaw | Matthew Gilbert

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/23/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/740606_VEEP_BG_105_11_09_2011_3212_2.jpg These are TV?s 10 best comic performances in the past 10 years

From Julia Louis-Dreyfus on ?Veep? to Ted Danson on ?The Good Place,? these actors have been brilliant at making us laugh.

Jim McBride

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/13/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/50028cbf09f440b0ae3781066787f47e-50028cbf09f440b0ae3781066787f47e-0.jpg What will the Patriots do on Day 2 of the draft?

Pass rushers, quarterbacks, and safeties are all solid options for the Patriots? three picks on Friday.

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: Lamar Jackson of Louisville poses after being picked #32 overall by the Baltimore Ravens during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Why didn?t the Patriots draft Lamar Jackson?

The quarterback was available to the Patriots twice Thursday. Director of player personnel Nick Caserio explained why they didn?t take him.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/03sormv.jpg The RMV has been unable to issue or renew licenses and IDs since Thursday

The agency was already beset by longer wait times after installing new software and policies for driver?s licenses.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/949776162.jpg The NHL reportedly asked the Bruins to tell Brad Marchand to quit licking people

The move stemmed from an incident in Game 1 of the Bruins-Maple Leafs playoff series.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/BEDFORD_20180426_BIKE_RALLY_004.jpg Bike activists form a human barrier in Porter Square, pleading with Cambridge to protect its bicyclists

The demonstration was held less than a month after the district attorney?s office announced charges would not be filed against the driver of a tractor-trailer involved in the crash that killed Bernard ?Joe? Lavins.

Talking Shop

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Boghosian_wegmans8_BIZ-7781-U84935131118bcF-U83635513444dme-90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg A sneak peek at the enormous new Wegmans in Natick

The location is the first two-story Wegmans, and the first in a mall.

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2016, file photo, then-President-elect Donald Trump and Kanye West pose for a picture in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. Trump is tweeting his thanks to rap superstar Kanye West for his recent online support. Trump wrote, ?Thank you Kanye, very cool!? in response to the tweets from West, who called the president ?my brother.?

AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Renée Graham

When there?s no such thing as negative attention

Kanye West and Donald Trump have at least one thing in common.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/TodsOliviaCulpo07.jpg Olivia Culpo?s done talking about Danny Amendola

The former Miss Universe was in town to hype Tod?s boutique.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/wiggs_Spyce_03.jpg The robots are coming ? to cook you a healthy grain bowl

The Spyce Food Co. is getting ready to open a restaurant with a mechanized kitchen in downtown Boston.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_report_117806.jpg UMass details plans for Mount Ida property

UMass Amherst?s chancellor penned a letter to state lawmakers Thursday saying that his plan to purchase the campus of Mount Ida College is a wise investment.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Latest Episode

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/24/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/loveletters1-U84935131118hYB--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg It?s over. Cue the music

After a breakup, we should feel more and think less ? so crank your playlist and let the emotions flow.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Beth Lindstrom

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_022118_21kingston_24336x.jpg The diagnosis that changed everything ? for our son, for our family, and for the better

It was like a weight had been lifted. Knowing was the first step to a better understanding.

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Recycling Boston?s architectural history one piece at a time

Having spent much of his life collecting the detritus of changing neighborhoods, Walter Santory is blessed with an expert knowledge of architectural history that you can't get from a PhD program.