2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (850+ words) Two things have New Hampshire state Sen. Tim Lang feeling blue. "I do have a bracket. It broke pretty hard," says Lang, a Republican, on the sorry state of his NCAA men's basketball tournament predictions. He says he's also concerned…...

5+ hour, 23+ min ago  (635+ words) At the Port of Galilee in Narragansett, Tim Carroll of Seaside Fuel has been getting an earful from the crews of the large fishing vessels he fills up on the docks. "Every day," Carroll says. "Everyone I talk to. Every…...

16+ hour, 29+ min ago  (387+ words) Boston Mayor Michelle Wu met with dozens of area business leaders at Harvard University's Allston campus Wednesday to get advice on how to make Boston a'more competitive leader in tech. The city's powerbrokers had a lot to say about AI,…...

22+ hour, 56+ min ago  (123+ words) Nationwide, gas prices surpassed an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 on Tuesday. In Massachusetts, gas prices are closing in on that threshold, with average costs for a gallon of regular now at $3.85, according to motor club…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1350+ words) Utility companies charge you for the privilege of raising your rates. A proposal in Massachusetts may change that. Every few years, gas and electric utilities go before state regulators to lay out receipts for everything they've recently spent, and everything…...

2+ day, 24+ min ago  (59+ words) How will consumers respond to $4-per-gallon gas?WBUR The AAA national average for gas is now above $4 a gallon. Here & Now's Scott Tong looks at how consumers are expected to respond with Syon Bhanot, a behavioral and public economist, and…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (608+ words) Boston has a $48.4 million budget deficit that must be addressed this fiscal year which ends in June, city officials said Monday. The gap, driven in part by snow removal, overtime and soaring health care costs, represents about 1% of the city's…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (339+ words) The MBTA is discounting some fares for commuter rail riders this summer as the transit system prepares for a busy season, Gov. Maura Healey announced Monday. The discounts will arrive as multiple national events come to the state and are…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (13+ words) Navy shipyard workers approve a contract deal with Bath Iron Works, ending strike'WBUR...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (1815+ words) About 20% of the world's oil supply travels through the Strait of Hormuz. The Iran War threatens to cut it off. The history of the Strait of Hormuz, who controls it and how it became so critical to the global oil…...