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

With hefty residential increases in sight, Boston’s tax shift battle returns

Despite rulings, SNAP recipients still face uncertainty, while Dems savor election wins

Over 1 million Mass. could lose SNAP benefits as shutdown drags on

Without mayoral rivals, Lynn’s Nicholson could be a contender for Congress

Plus: RNC chair swings through, 10 years of Wilder Strategies and more

Mass. competes not so great while competitor for highway service plazas takes the exit ramp

iGambling is pushing to be dealt in, but some say it’s a bad bet

Business groups turning up the pressure for more tax relief

Seeds of discontent appear to be germinating

Debate over institutional records access returns to the spotlight

Plus: GOP Senate contender, SEIU endorsements and bipartisan transparency push

A conversation with Greater Boston Chamber CEO Jim Rooney

Veteran business group leader talks taxes, "competitive complacency," legislative priorities

A conversation with Imari Paris Jeffries

Phones down, pencils up

Senate will soon vote on legislation implementing a statewide ban on cellphones in K-12 public school classrooms

A "historic stress test" on democracy

A conversation with Common Cause Massachusetts Executive Director Geoff Foster

Broker fee banter

Healey commits to eliminating renter-paid broker fees, points to policy as another notch in quest toward housing affordability

A "big, beautiful" budget headache

What's the path forward in Massachusetts as the federal reconciliation bill makes headway?

Scott Brown, back for seconds

Keller: How does Brown, the former Bay State senator, fare as he launches his second try at election to the Senate in New Hampshire?

It's budget time

Budget details have arrived -- ahead of (typical) schedule

Common party angst

Keller: A compare-and-contrast between Bay State Democratic and Republican party leaders