A Danielle Allen‑led ballot drive to replace party primaries with an all‑party top‑two system has split Democrats, prompted a lawsuit and drawn major donors.

Boston Fed President Susan Collins sided with FOMC dissenters over easing language and warned Kevin Warsh's expected chairmanship could reshape Fed communications and local markets.

Washington sanctioned three Chinese satellite firms accused of supplying imagery that helped Iran target U.S. forces, widening a sanctions push ahead of a key China summit.

BPS rolled out a draft AI policy that would bar unsanctioned tools, ban non‑consensual deepfakes and tighten data safeguards as the school committee prepares to review it in June.

City Council asked Boston Public Schools to evaluate joining nationwide social‑media lawsuits to see if legal recoveries could help fund student mental‑health supports. The measure sends a hearing to the education committee.

Wellesley will vote at a Special Town Meeting on May 11 on non‑binding options — including litigation — over a state plan to build roughly 180 units on MassBay land.

Two Boston councilors called Mayor Wu's proposed $724,000 cut to Veterans Services “unconscionable” and say they will move to restore the funding. The dispute puts small veterans programs up against the mayor’s big-ticket priorities.

The SJC weighed whether the AG’s short ballot summary hides big policy changes and consequences for equity grants, medical access and home grows.

Mayor Wu hailed Boston's 13th straight triple-A rating as the city prepares a $600M bond sale while tapping reserves to cover a $48.4M shortfall.

HUD has lodged a complaint saying Boston’s housing programs prioritized BIPOC households, citing the city’s own documents. The filing raises legal stakes and could force policy changes.

The state’s top court is weighing a public reprimand for Judge Shelley Joseph after a 2018 Newton courthouse episode that left a defendant free of ICE custody. The decision follows a federal indictment, a DOJ dismissal and a state disciplinary probe.

The Education Department has opened a Title IX investigation into Smith College over its policy to admit transgender women and access to women‑only spaces.

John Deaton and Rep. Seth Moulton agreed to debate ahead of Massachusetts’ primary while Sen. Ed Markey has not said whether he will join the stage.