Across Massachusetts, municipalities are increasingly asking voters to raise their property taxes above a state limit of 2.5 percent a year, with mixed results.

St. Paul voters face a critical decision in a referendum Nov. 4: whether to grant the city broad, unchecked power to impose civil penalties, the authors write.

Since 2004, voters have approved 14 citizen-led efforts and rejected 15. Two more are on the ballot next week.

Israel is not actually implementing the ceasefire; instead, it is taking a break from some of the more taxing combat missions in Gaza.

ARLINGTON — Menhaden fisheries along the East Coast will have to reduce how many of the forage fish they catch in 2026 by 20%, or a limit of 186,840 metric tons, after the Atlantic Menhaden Management ...