House health care bill aims to contain costs, set rules to prevent another Steward crisis

complicated topic to an already-packed agenda as the Legislature races toward a July 31 deadline to complete major business for the year. However, it’s not clear what kind of a response the bill will ... Read More

On housing and energy, Healey’s big plans collide with local resistance

Meanwhile, the select board in the town of Harvard accused Healey of a “breach of faith” for proposing to erase a strict cap on housing construction at the former Devens military base northwest of ... Read More

Tell us: What advice would you give to somebody who is new to the Boston area?

When you think back to when you were first getting your bearings in Boston ... share your thoughts or email business reporter Dana Gerber directly at dana.gerber@globe.com. Read More

Mass. business confidence takes a downturn

JON CHESTO Get Trendlines A business newsletter from Globe Columnist Larry Edelman covering the trends shaping business and the economy in Boston and ... BLOOMBERG NEWS The European Union moved ... Read More

Financial watchdog: Before hiking commercial taxes, Boston should look to cut spending

Before moving forward with a plan to hike tax rates on commercial property owners to prevent steep hikes for homeowners, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu should ... “Now may not be the time to further burden ... Read More

Next stop? Building fossil fuel infrastructure.

Thank you for reporting on US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm’s remarks about the Biden administration’s policies for transitioning the United States away from fossil fuels (” Granholm defends ... Read More

New Hampshire’s ‘Governor for a Day’ wants a new Granite State flag

After winning a compeition, seventh-grader Andrew Flockton of Milford, N.H., was by Governor Chris Sununu’s side observing official business on Wednesday. Read More

Two public radio stations. Two different business models. One future of public radio in Boston hangs in the balance.

Now, Boston’s two public ... Commercial news companies have struggled to adapt to the digital age, with changes in traditional business models leading newspapers to close and costing thousands ... Read More

Governor seeks role for convention centers that goes beyond putting ‘heads on beds’

The business of building convention centers used ... Editorials represent the views of the Boston Globe Editorial Board. Follow us @GlobeOpinion. Read More

Is this the year Boston gets an office of pest control? City councilors weigh solutions to city’s rat problem.

The Boston City Council pondered deep questions ... While the measure was on Wednesday’s Council meeting agenda, councilors declined to take any action on it. Instead, they said they intend ... Read More

Browsing in incognito mode doesn’t protect you as much as you might think

Boston Globe tech reporters tell the story of the ... like at the library or a hotel business center. Remember that the point of a private browsing mode is not to cover the fact that you visited ... Read More

WBZ-TV anchor leaves his dream job, and pens an essay about it

Not only did he walk away, Martin decided to publish why he did it, with a Boston magazine essay ... So he left the news business completely, joining former NBCUniversal newscaster Jackie Bruno ... Read More