An ominous wave of older adults in Massachusetts who are homeless or barely scraping by has prompted calls for urgent action.

The Republican tax cut bill making its way through Congress could include a large tax break for many people in Massachusetts.

There is also a proposal to get rid of taxes on tips in Massachusetts: state Rep. Mark Lombardo, R-Billerica, has filed H.3172, an act relative to taxes for tipped wages. No taxes on tips may be ...

Congressional Republicans are working to pass a massive, 1,116-page piece of legislation – titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” – that includes cuts to SNAP.

To address homelessness among senior citizens, housing and senior advocates are pushing to expand a Somerville pilot program ...

The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday avoided making any changes to the controversial MBTA Communities Act while advancing a $1.3 billion spending bill packed with one-time investments in education ...

When it comes down to the need for housing that the average Massachusetts resident can afford, there’s usually agreement in ...

Maura Healey’s administration has spent more than $700 million this fiscal year on taxpayer-funded shelters housing migrants ... referring to a bill that imposed new rules on shelter access.

“Massachusetts, which received low scores ... rules that continue to inhibit production. The $5.2 billion housing bond bill signed into law authorizes the modernization of the public housing ...

Nearly everyone agrees that perhaps the biggest threat to Massachusetts’ economy is that people — and particularly young people — are moving away because housing is so expensive here.