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Most of these people here have heard that every sunday morning. N church let me welcome all of you here. What we like to do in convening somemeeting is we have vacant seats. We would absolutely love to have you take a seat. All of the people we invited are here. There are some vacant seats. Other young people, i know you can last a little while for this hearing. Let me formally bring our committee on Homeland Security to order. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on immigration r...

In the past 30 years, university housing costs have risen substantially. But in the housing world, higher prices don’t always guarantee higher standards.

Residents enrolled in both the BabySteps Savings Plan and SNAP will receive additional funding to save for their children’s future BOSTON – State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg and the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) announced a new benefit for participants in both the BabySteps Savings Plan and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Starting September […]

For some student loan borrowers the interest on the debt is an obstacle to making progress paying down the loan

Wealthy families have been far more likely to claim the $50 the state offers to start a college savings account for every baby born or adopted in Massachusetts.

Unlike other proposals to refinance or cap student loan interest, this legislation pitches a means of covering the costs without relying on taxpayers.

Unlike other proposals to refinance or cap student loan interest, this legislation pitches a means of covering the costs without relying on taxpayers.

After seven years and several million dollars of work at Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, the Ernestina-Morrissey dipped its keel into Harbor waters Aug. 29. The historic ship, set to launch in early afternoon, drew hundreds of onlookers to hop...

State funding for public higher education in Massachusetts fell steeply over the course of two decades, limiting college access for low- and middle-income students, according to a new report from the Massachusetts-based Hildreth Institute, a research and policy center focused on higher education and economic mobility. The report says that state funding for public colleges and