An AI model that learns without human input—by posing interesting queries for itself—might point the way to superintelligence ...

Governor Maura Healey on Tuesday said she would vote against a proposal to establish rent control statewide in Massachusetts should it reach the ballot next year, arguing the initiative would stanch ...

Massachusetts voters are on track to decide a potentially record-setting number of ballot questions in 2026, and Gov. Maura Healey has already started to figure out how she’ll fill in the bubbles.

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The campaign behind a proposed 2026 ballot measure to establish rent control across the state says it has cleared the highest signature-gathering hurdle in the initiative petition process, submitting ...

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A statewide initiative that seeks to cap annual rent increases in Massachusetts at 5% has gained enough signatures to move one step closer to the 2026 ballot, prompting property owners and real estate ...

It looks like Massachusetts voters will get to weigh in on rent control in 2026. Supporters say they have more than enough signatures to put the issue on next year's ballot. Housing affordability is a ...

The dome of the Massachusetts State House. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) Ballot questions about rent control, all-party state primaries and funding for water and nature conservancy are among those expected to ...

Boston Public Radio hosts Jim Braude, left, and Margery Eagan, right, speak to Mayor Michelle Wu during a show broadcast from the Boston Public Library on Nov. 18, 2025. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu sent ...

Oregon Supreme Court justices Thursday raised questions about the appropriate legal standard and historical principles they need to consider when determining if new regulations under the ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...