Michael P. Norton
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- Jul 21, 2026
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Boston, BU agree to five-year payments package totaling $104 million (opens the original)
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Boston University will increase its payments in lieu of taxes to the city of Boston from $6.3 million to $8.3 million per year and commit to contributing annual community benefits worth $66.8 million over the course of a new five-year agreement with the city. The $104.3 million agreement is the first written PILOT agreement between the city and the university, which has a sprawling campus, in more than 25 years. City Hall called it the largest PILOT agreement in Boston's history. Mayor Michelle
SNAP error rate in Mass. highlights risk for nutrition program (opens the original)
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Largely due to overpayments, Massachusetts registered a 12.5% error rate for SNAP benefits in fiscal year 2025, which could put the state on the hook to cover more of the cost of the federal food and nutrition assistance program. The error rate exceeded the national rate of 10.6% as well as the 6% threshold that Congress approved as part of a law intended to force states to be more vigilant about oversight. Error rates measure how accurately state agencies determine household eligibility and ben
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