Customers could get hit with more than $1 billion in higher electricity bills over the next two decades under Governor Patrick’s plan.
A medical marijuana business planning to open in the Back Bay provided false data to state regulators in its license application.
JESSICA RINALDI FOR THE GLOBE
Nearly half of the state’s low-income households are headed by single mothers struggling in low-wage jobs, a study shows.
$46m jobless benefits system has over 100 defectsMore than seven months after its rollout in Mass., the Deloitte computer system is still riddled with problems.
Mikhail Mordasov for the Boston Globe
The official Winter Olympics protest park provides a concise example of how Russia’s authoritarian system tamps down dissent.
A British diplomat described London’s experience in 2012 to a special committee looking at bringing the Games to Boston in 2024.
Shirley Leung
Cruel and unusual gloating from vacationing friendsThursday’s forecast calls for another blast of winter — to be followed by a flurry of more beach photos from Facebook friends.
Three teenagers have killed themselves since October, prompting a meeting Tuesday night that was crowded with parents.
JOSHUA GREEN
Michael Sam is on his ownAfter coming out, Sam has gotten lots of praise, but still has little protection from discrimination.
Unlike last season, when news of his degenerative hip condition kept the Red Sox cautious, Napoli has jumped right into training.
The 225 high-tech cameras are paid for by a $6.9 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security.
Atlanta-area residents heeded advice to stay home as a dangerous storm descended two weeks after a snowfall paralyzed the city.
The House voted without conditions to raise the government’s borrowing limit until March 2015.
A123 Systems LLC and Boston-Power Inc. are playing key roles in a high stakes bidding war for bankrupt hybrid carmaker Fisker.
The cartoonist will focus on his Web series, “Alpha House,” and Sunday “Doonesbury” comic strips.
South African entrepreneur Sarah Collins’s Wonderbag is an electricity-free portable slow cooker.
Globe Talks
A conversation with Neil SwideySwidey discusses his new book “Trapped Under the Sea” with Harvard’s Amy Edmondson on Feb. 24.
Should the government pay you to be alive?The “guaranteed basic income” almost became law in the US — and it’s having a revival now.
