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Although Barack Obama was the first Black person to become the President of the United States, he likely won’t be the last. There are plenty of qualified candidates who have the brains and skills to become the next leader of the nation. So we decided to come up with a list.

Legislative leaders have reached a compromise on a tax relief bill aimed at making Massachusetts “more affordable, equitable, and competitive.” — but more needs to be done.

Despite the island's association in popular culture with white elites, its rich Black history, especially in and around Oak Bluffs, has made it a growing center of Black political power.

BOSTON — Massachusetts’ growing biopharma workforce is expanding beyond Cambridge’s life sciences hub and into Suffolk and Worcester counties, according to a new industry-sponsored report.

Joe Biden blasted Obama in his response to a 2010 email from Hunter, suggesting that then-President Obama had plagiarized Joe’s speeches.

Allowing private individuals to partially pay for the governor and her staff to conduct official business could create the appearance of a conflict of interest, if not an actual one. That’s why the state should start paying its own way.

With three months to go until the COP28 United Nations climate talks begin in Dubai, critics have stepped up their condemnation of the decision to put Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the head of Abu Dhabi’s state oil company ADNOC, in charge of the conference. What few may realize, however, is that Al Jaber’s ascent to the highest levels of climate diplomacy began 16 years ago, and Edelman, the largest public relations firm in the world, played a crucial role.

Voters narrowed the field in four Boston City Council district races during Tuesday's preliminary election, with the top two vote-getters in each race advancing to November's general election.

Massachusetts' growing biopharma workforce is expanding beyond Cambridge's life sciences hub and into Suffolk and Worcester counties, according to a new industry-sponsored report.

The Sept. 12 preliminary election will decide which two candidates move on to the Nov. 7 general election in four Boston City Council races. Here's what voters in Districts 3, 5, 6 and 7 should know before heading to the polls.