Gas and electric bills in Massachusetts are about to go down temporarily, according to Gov. Maura Healey. But there's a catch. In a preview of her State of the Commonwealth Address Thursday night, ...

The primary will be held on Sept. 1. Caroline SolerPolling researcher Thirty-six states will elect governors in 2026, and Republicans enter those races clinging to a narrow 26-24 edge after Democrats ...

With the start of 2026, several new laws and regulations will take effect across Massachusetts. Gov. Maura Healey signed 186 bills into law during 2025, according to her office. The vast majority of ...

The Massachusetts Elections Division announced Thursday that it has certified five questions to advance toward the 2026 state election ballot.The questions are as follows:"An Initiative Petition for a ...

Massachusetts voters approved a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million that generated $1.5 billion in revenue. Massachusetts voters approved a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million in November 2022 that ...

In context: Microsoft is going in some very wild directions with Windows development, with Notepad being one of the most outstanding guinea pigs in AI and design experimentations. Notepad now has the ...

TL;DR: Microsoft Notepad for Windows 11 now supports table creation with an easy toolbar grid and enhanced AI-powered Write, Rewrite, and Summarize tools for faster text generation. While these ...

The Massachusetts 250 plate, a blue plate featuring the year “1776” and the number “250,” only became available in May of 2025 yet, as of Nov. 7, has 31,526 active registrations. This puts it just ...

Massachusetts is the historical home of the gerrymander. A historical marker in downtown Boston commemorates the salamander-shaped district drawn in 1812 to give an advantage to then-Gov. Elbridge ...

Microsoft is adding free AI-powered text writing capabilities to Notepad for customers with Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11. Currently, this change is being rolled out to Windows 11 Insiders in the ...

Notepad recently got a makeover. Now, it comes with additional features like text formatting options, spell check and autocorrect, Copilot AI assistant, and Microsoft Account sign-in. While these ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: I have a question about running Notepad under Windows 11: What registry setting can I tweak to get Notepad to ...