Maura Healey, Elizabeth Warren Un-Endorse Graham Platner Amid Rape Allegations
Gov. Maura Healey and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined Democrats calling on Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner to quit after a new rape allegation.
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Gov. Maura Healey and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined Democrats calling on Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner to quit after a new rape allegation.
Massachusetts senators will debate a youth social media bill that would restrict autoplay, infinite scroll and notifications for minors without banning teens from platforms.
Massachusetts posted a 12.5% SNAP payment error rate in fiscal 2025, above the national average and the federal threshold that could force the state to cover millions in food benefit costs.
Gov. Maura Healey will review and act on the $63.4 billion budget that lawmakers sent her last week, the first day of the new fiscal year the budget covers.
Massachusetts Republican lieutenant governor hopeful Anne Manning Martin is appealing the State Ballot Law Commission's decision that kicked her off the primary ballot over allegedly fraudulent signatures.
Michael Walsh wants the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a Massachusetts ruling that removed him from the Republican primary ballot.
Millions of gallons of raw sewage have poured into the Merrimack River after a Haverhill sewer main break, forcing beach and shellfish closures before Fourth of July.
On Tuesday, gubernatorial candidate Brian Shortsleeve hosted a press conference outside the State House where he criticized responses to the alleged signature fraud from his primary opponent Mike Minogue and the MassGOP.
Gov. Maura Healey refused to say whether she agrees with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling upholding transgender athlete restrictions.
Massachusetts ballot commissioners donated to Democratic opponents of Michael Walsh and Anne Manning Martin before removing the GOP candidates from the ballot.
Asked whether she'll be endorsing Gov. Maura Healey for reelection this cycle, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu refused.
Massachusetts lawmakers are set to miss the July 1 budget deadline as they do every year, forcing the state to rely on a temporary spending bill.
The Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission ruled that two Republican statewide candidates cannot appear on the September primary ballot after finding they lacked enough valid nomination signatures.
Gov. Maura Healey paused applications for data center tax incentives approved under a 2024 law she signed, citing energy cost and environmental concerns.
A handwriting expert testified that nomination papers for Republican attorney general candidate Michael Walsh and lieutenant governor candidate Anne Manning Martin showed evidence of hundreds of fraudulent signatures.
Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial Mike Minogue has promised to not tax people out of Massachusetts. It's something his campaign says Maura Healey is doing right now.
Governor Maura Healey promised action on health care costs, but her private work group still won’t say what fixes it may recommend.
A Massachusetts Republican lieutenant governor candidate faces allegations that forged nomination signatures, including signatures from deceased voters, were submitted to secure a place on the primary ballot.