By Marilyn Schairer New census data show that more residents moved out of Massachusetts last year compared to 2024. If the trend worsens like it has after the pandemic, experts say that could impact the future of the state’s economy. Massachusetts’ population still grew, with more births than deaths and international immigration. But, domestically, 33,000 more people moved out of state than arrived to Massachusetts in 2025, the U.S. Census bureau’s release shows. Like every s

By Larry Edelman Watch your back, Massachusetts. Commonwealth residents continue to earn the highest incomes in the country, but other states are closing the gap, including New Hampshire and Rhode Island. The latest: The typical Massachusetts household earned $131,675 annually over the 2020-2024 period, a 4.1 percent increase from 2015-2019 after adjusting for inflation, according to Census Bureau statistics released Thursday. Up in New Hampshire, the median household income

By Colin A. Young [Coverage Developing] State officials agreed Wednesday to build their next annual budgets on the estimate that Massachusetts will collect $44.9 billion in tax revenue, 2.9% more than is expected to come in this year. Secretary of Administration and Finance Matthew Gorzkowicz, Senate Ways and Means Chair Michael Rodrigues and House Ways and Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz said their consensus revenue agreement includes revenue from the surtax on high-earning hou