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March 18, 2026 MassLive.com Latest Headlines Politics Everyone running for Mass. governor says they can cut energy costs. Who will the voters believe? The Affordability Election is here — and rising energy bills are setting the agenda. By John L. Micek | jmicek@masslive.com Read more News Politics Mass. House tees up Wednesday vote on $1.8B plan powered by the Millionaires’ Tax Most of the money, $885 million, would go towards transportation, while education accounts would get $417 million under the bill. By Colin A. Young MORE    Lottery Mega Millions numbers: Are you the lucky winner of Tuesday’s $60 million jackpot? One ticket in Ohio won Check your numbers to see if you hit it big in Tuesday's jackpot. By National Desk MORE    Subscriber Exclusive   Residents fear homelessness as Providence Ministries revamps Holyoke sober homes Residents cite confusing notices and rising fear of eviction, even as the organization says it is only updating its program. By Aprell May Munford | AMunford@repub.com MORE    See more news Sports Red Sox Red Sox’ Garrett Whitlock’s WBC title game appearance a reminder that it doesn’t always end well Garrett Whitlock had been lights out in the WBC. But with the championship on the line, he buckled some and Venezuela pounced. By Sean McAdam | sean.mcadam@masslive.com MORE    Subscriber Exclusive   Fenway Insider: Submit questions for MassLive’s Sean McAdam What questions do you have for Sean McAdam this week? By Sean McAdam | sean.mcadam@masslive.com and Lauren Campbell | LCampbell@masslive.com MORE    Red Sox Time to acknowledge the obvious: U.S. doesn’t have a patent on baseball superiority | Sean McAdam Another World Baseball Classic has ended, and once again, Team USA has come up short. Maybe there's a lesson there. By Sean McAdam | sean.mcadam@masslive.com MORE