The Kraft family would clear a key hurdle toward building a new professional soccer stadium in Everett under a nearly $4 billion bill on the move this week whose economic impacts reach across nearly every business sector.

Massachusetts lawmakers are paving the way for the construction of a professional soccer stadium for the New England Revolution and a waterfront park in Everett and Boston. Why it matters: The proposal,

The Massachusetts Legislature passed a sweeping economic development bill on Thursday, authorizing a nearly $4 billion infusion into the state’s economy.

Massachusetts lawmakers have now laid the initial groundwork that could see the New England Revolution playing home games on Everett's waterfront. WBZ-TV's Mike Sullivan reports.

Massachusetts lawmakers are planning to vote this week on a bill that would clear the way for the construction of a new soccer stadium for the New England Revolution in Everett, within sight of Boston and across the street from a casino and hotel complex.