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BEVERLY — The city is facing a nearly $4 million shortfall in funding the fiscal 2027 operating budget. That number — $3,921,385, to be exact — was in…
Read more Beverly faces nearly $4 million budget shortfall this springBOSTON — Massachusetts cities and towns are facing a “historic fiscal crisis” amid rising operating costs, lackluster state aid and restraints on property tax increases, according to a…
Read more Report: Mass. cities, towns face ‘historic’ fiscal crisisBOSTON — The state’s economy may be on solid footing but employers are becoming increasingly pessimistic about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on their bottom lines,…
Read more Report: Slips in employer optimism tied to Trump tariffsUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres backed the reform of the U.N. Security Council and the international financial system to align them with the “realities of today’s world.” Both…
Read more UN chief backs reform of Security Council, global financial systemChinese leader Xi Jinping on Sunday secured an unprecedented third term as general secretary of China’s Communist Party, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency. The appointment comes…
Read more China’s Xi tightens grip on power, gets unprecedented third term
