Esmy Jimenez

Latino voters in Massachusetts and across the country turned further right, according to recent election data. Here's what may be fueling that change.

While many measures indicate the country has bounced back from pandemic-induced financial strains, a Globe analysis found that President-elect Donald

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Latino residents have an increasing presence in smaller communities across Massachusetts, such as Nantucket and Winthrop, according to new survey data released by the US Census Bureau Thursday.

Among the key issues cited: access to capital and operational challenges.

Several neighbors who spoke with the Globe, those who filed letters against the project, as well as city leaders say trust has eroded among residents who see the development as another sign of a quickly changing city that has some of the highest housing costs in the nation.

Ellie Paris-Miranda walked around her neighborhood in Brockton and saw something missing.

At age 48, Damaris Aponte did not foresee earlier in life that she would be part of a cannabis business, much less hold the reins as its CEO.

About half the states in the US teach financial literacy. Westwood High School is among the minority in Massachusetts, making the class mandatory for all juniors.

F or years, the Massachusetts State Lottery has been criticized for preying on low-income people by dangling the prospect of instant riches that only a very few will ever see.