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The House passed its first significant bill of the young legislative session Wednesday, unanimously endorsing a bill that adds $135 million in mid-year spending.

Americans are expected to be spending some big bucks on dads this weekend. A recent survey by the National Retail Federation expects people to spend an average of around 125-dollars on dad. Total spending is projected to be around 14-point-three-billion-dollars, the highest in the survey's 13 year history...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell presented his FY17 budget proposal to the City Council Wednesday night with a focus of sustainability.

A sparse crowd filled the Waypoint Event Center in downtown New Bedford for a public discussion on how to spend nearly $7 million in federal relief aid for local commercial groundfishermen.

Personal debt is like a ball and chain around the ankle. It drains you financially, mentally, and emotionally. With some good advice however, you can knock down your debt and begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is a coordinated campaign, March 1 through March 7, that encourages consumers nationwide to take full advantage of their consumer rights and make better-informed decisions. Locally, New Bedford's Face-To-Face Program, features a host of advocates trained to assist area consumers who have  problems with an overly zealous debt collection agency, or a car deal

Governor Charlie Baker has only served one full day in office, but is already working to cut the state's budget deficit that could amount to over $500 million.

During its second time in front of the City Council, a $4.97 million capital improvement plan was approved Thursday evening.

Are you getting any money back from Uncle Sam this year?

Gov. Deval Patrick's administration has unveiled a new plan for dealing with the mounting costs associated with the alleged mishandling of evidence at a state drug lab.