New budget contender

Here comes the budget, along with a new House sparring partner

Beacon Hill's fundraising hub

Carrie Nation thrives as a go-to mainstay for political activity, dealmaking

States' rights and a bizarre AI battle

Keller: Rep. Trahan takes heat over AI, but are they shooting the messenger?

‘We all knew this day was coming’

SCOTUS TPS decision puts over 40,000 Haitians’ futures in limbo

Wu unloads on Senate

Wu takes aim at what she calls ‘inaction’ and ‘headwinds’ stemming from clashes with the Senate

Downtown battles back

The downtown vibe keeps improving after near-death experience

Primary upheaval

Both parties share distaste for the ballot question that would change the political party primary system

Markey says he's ready

Keller: Markey shows no lack of fight as primary heats up

The SJC's tax cut ruling inspires a sigh of relief from Beacon Hill leaders

The policy guy

How Doug Howgate of the Mass. Taxpayers Foundation became a leading public policy voice

The doctor will see you — eventually

Senate’s primary care bill would shift dollars in aim for greater patient access

Trumping the 250th

Why Mass. will sit out the president’s DC confab

Let the games begin

The World Cup confab is upon us! Here's a numerical take about action to come

New chapter in book ban battle

House moves bill to protect libraries from growing trend of censorship

Breathing life into wind

Budget item directed at Salem terminal indicates hope for an offshore revival

AI eggshells

Can the state government’s bulging workforce outmaneuver AI?

Keller on the best slogan for Boston

Jon Keller writes: "Local headline writers are calling this Boston’s “Mega-Summer..."

SJC has a busy week adjudicating a jam-packed offering of ballot questions

Reform is near for the embattled CCC; legislators consider bargaining about ballot initiatives

Speed bump for Waymo

Plus: Gov. Healey backs Sen. Brownsberger in his battle with Wu aide

Senate seeks high court opinion on two ballot questions (it doesn’t like)

Funding allocations and needs at play as Guv’s budget gets a hearing

Beacon Hill is gearing up for a spartan budget season and a focus on energy costs

New Revs stadium moves forward with benefits agreements

Plus: A ballot question revolution of sorts takes the field

Transportation chairs merge on same road to regulation