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With billions of dollars on the line, one of the most significant affordability and tax policy decisions of the year in Massachusetts appears headed for a showdown before the state's highest court.
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Former state Sen. Dean Tran (R-Fitchburg) was sentenced to an additional year in federal prison for obstruction of justice and making false statements tied to an unemployment fraud investigation.
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio says her office identified nearly $12 million in public benefit fraud during Fiscal Year 2025, drawing sharp criticism from Republican gubernatorial candidates.
A Pembroke mother told school officials her daughter was displaced from a girls’ track final by a transgender-identifying athlete, sparking criticism from Republican candidates and renewed debate over Massachusetts sports policy.
Three Massachusetts Republicans seeking the corner office answered Minnesota's deadly ICE shootings with calls for order and accountability, but split over remedies, rhetoric and responsibility.
Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order limiting Massachusetts cooperation with ICE, including new restrictions on 287(g) agreements, drawing criticism from Republican gubernatorial candidates and the state GOP.
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The New York Times accuses Donald Trump of racial insensitivity over his Washington, D.C. crime crackdown while long downplaying black homicide victims and opposing the National Guard deployment that coincided with a sharp drop in murders.
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Author Heather Mac Donald questions claims of systemic racism, arguing cultural factors — not discrimination — drive disparities.
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This past Saturday’s Wall Street Journal featured a story in the Mansion section of the newspaper headlined “Three’s Not A Crowd In This Duplex.” It’s not one of the section’s usual stories about homes of the rich and famous.
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Boston is spending $500,000 on a reparations study. Here are five simple reasons why the city should end the task force and focus on real problems facing residents.
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A reflection on what true friendship means through the lens of natural law, explaining why real friends help one another grow in goodness, how using others falls short of love, and why authentic friendship remains one of life’s greatest treasures.
With billions of dollars on the line, one of the most significant affordability and tax policy decisions of the year in Massachusetts appears headed for a showdown before the state's highest court.
Former state Sen. Dean Tran (R-Fitchburg) was sentenced to an additional year in federal prison for obstruction of justice and making false statements tied to an unemployment fraud investigation.
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio says her office identified nearly $12 million in public benefit fraud during Fiscal Year 2025, drawing sharp criticism from Republican gubernatorial candidates.
A Pembroke mother told school officials her daughter was displaced from a girls’ track final by a transgender-identifying athlete, sparking criticism from Republican candidates and renewed debate over Massachusetts sports policy.
Three Massachusetts Republicans seeking the corner office answered Minnesota's deadly ICE shootings with calls for order and accountability, but split over remedies, rhetoric and responsibility.
Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order limiting Massachusetts cooperation with ICE, including new restrictions on 287(g) agreements, drawing criticism from Republican gubernatorial candidates and the state GOP.
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A western Massachusetts bakery sparked online controversy after selling cookies with a profane message targeting ICE, drawing backlash and support on social media.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Hyde Park) is facing criticism after wishing her social media followers a happy Kwanzaa, drawing pushback from critics who argue the holiday is both fringe and rooted in a controversial ideological history.
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Boys have captured 11 girls’ high school gymnastics state championships in Massachusetts over the past decade, a result of a longstanding state policy allowing boys to compete on girls’ teams.
A boy playing girls’ field hockey in Massachusetts was named conference MVP after scoring nearly half his team’s goals, highlighting the state’s unique athletic eligibility rules.
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear a lawsuit challenging Quincy’s plan to install statues of St. Michael and St. Florian at its new public safety headquarters, a dispute over religious symbolism and public space.
A Dedham Catholic church says it has received an outpouring of left-leaning support and donations after refusing to remove an anti-ICE Nativity display ordered taken down by the Archdiocese of Boston.
Doctors, lawyers, and faith leaders warn two Massachusetts bills ending the state’s religious vaccine exemption would harm students and violate rights.
The U.S. Administration for Children and Families has launched an investigation into Massachusetts’s policy requiring foster parents to affirm a child’s gender identity, following complaints from Christian families who say it violates their religious freedom.
The Board of Higher Education is on track to vote in early 2026 on whether to allow public and private colleges and universities in Massachusetts to offer three-year bachelor's degrees, reducing the typical 120-credit requirement.
Voters in Lowell and a few surrounding towns will head to the polls in the winter of 2026 to elect a new senator.
The U.S. House voted 310-58 to honor the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk with a National Day of Remembrance, but Massachusetts Democrats Seth Moulton and Ayanna Pressley opposed the resolution, citing concerns over its portrayal of Kirk.
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated at age 31 for his unwavering Christian faith, not his politics. Known for sharing the Gospel at every rally, Kirk spoke with conviction and respect while opposing the transgender movement.
A pair of boys helped their respective girls' field hockey teams win Western Massachusetts championships this past fall.
Judicial Watch filed a federal lawsuit alleging Barnstable Public Schools violated the First Amendment by firing an associate principal over pre-employment Facebook posts.
A look at five Massachusetts boys who have won MVP awards in girls’ high school field hockey leagues in recent years.
Federal judge orders Lexington Public Schools to opt a kindergartener out of LGBTQ-themed books, finding the district likely violated the family’s First Amendment religious rights.
Boys have captured 11 girls’ high school gymnastics state championships in Massachusetts over the past decade, a result of a longstanding state policy allowing boys to compete on girls’ teams.