Human error led to ballot shortages that left voters waiting in long lines for hours across Boston on Election Day, officials said at a city council hearing Friday. wbur.org/news/2024/12/0…

Boston election officials confirmed WBUR's analysis that 14 polling places ran out of ballots on Election Day — and said more locations may have run low on ballots. They say the shortages were due to human error. Read more: wbur.org/news/2024/12/0…

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Renters in Massachusetts may no longer have to pay a broker’s fee. A policy that would change broker’s fees as we know it is in a new state budget that's on Gov. Healey's desk. Advocates say this is a huge relief for renters: wbur.org/news/2025/07/0…

Soon renters may no longer have to pay a broker's fee. Gov. Maura Healey says she's committed to approving a new policy that requires such fees to be paid by whoever hired the broker — usually the landlord. wbur.org/news/2025/07/0…

The life sciences industry is projected to need thousands more workers over the next decade. Microcredentials are the newest way some educators and business leaders are looking to fill in-demand jobs that require specialized skills: wbur.org/news/2025/07/3…

$16 billion in economic activity and thousands of jobs are at risk in Massachusetts due to Trump's proposed cuts to research and development, report finds: wbur.org/news/2025/07/3…

For the first time in history, the median price of a single-family home in Greater Boston surpassed $1 million: wbur.org/news/2025/07/1…

One of every 10 research and development jobs in the country is in Massachusetts, according to a UMass report. The state would lose 3,300 of those jobs due to federal funding cuts, the report estimates: wbur.org/news/2025/07/3…

Massachusetts' biopharma industry has shed jobs and hit a new low in funding not seen since 2017, according to a MassBio report: wbur.org/news/2025/08/2…

East Coast travel may get a little quicker. Amtrak now has a faster new train called "NextGen Acela" that will be able to hit a top speed of 160 mph. wbur.org/news/2025/08/2…

Boston's election department got overhauled after precincts ran out of ballots during the 2024 presidential election. Mass. Secretary of State William Galvin says he's "very confident" the city will have enough ballots for Tuesday's preliminary election: wbur.org/news/2025/09/0…

As of 3 p.m. Boston Voters have cast 60,716 ballots. This includes all ballots scanned across the city and ballots processed during Central Tabulation in City Hall. You have until 8 p.m. to vote. For precincts counted at Central Tabulation, visit boston.gov/public-notices…

Boston's election department got an overhaul. Here's what it means for the 2025 preliminary election: wbur.org/news/2025/09/0…

Market Basket's board voted unanimously to fire CEO Arthur T. Demoulas. A spokesperson says Demoulas is "deeply disappointed" and says the board "recklessly" threw the company into "turmoil." wbur.org/news/2025/09/1…

Suya Joint owner Cecelia Lizotte has served up Nigerian food at her Roxbury restaurant for 10 years. But her brother and operational manager Paul Dama was detained by ICE. Typically, he helps run the restaurant, but his absence has upended the business. wbur.org/news/2025/09/2…

Suya Joint is an example of how immigration actions can take a toll on restaurants. ICE raids have swept up restaurant workers. Some workers regardless of status fear going to their jobs. And some restaurants have seen fewer immigrant customers. wbur.org/news/2025/09/2…

Update: A judge granted Paul Dama's request for asylum. This means he is entitled to work in the US and apply for permanent residency. Dama has not been released from custody yet, according to his lawyer. The government could still appeal the asylum decision within 30 days.

The manager of acclaimed Roxbury restaurant Suya Joint is now home after spending more than three months in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center. wbur.org/news/2025/09/2…

Why did ICE detain a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts — and then transfer him to Virginia? "I think the government's intent is to hinder effective legal representation," his family's lawyer told WBUR's Zeninjor Enwemeka wbur.org/news/2025/10/1…