Gov. Maura Healey is proposing expanded postpartum mental health screening, home visits and provider support following the Lindsay Clancy trial and mistrial.
A new Massachusetts ballot committee wants to require data centers to win two-thirds approval from host communities and meet other rules.
Republican treasurer candidate Elizabeth Dionne is tying the Shannon O’Brien controversy to Treasurer Deb Goldberg as the two trade attacks ahead of November.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Minogue donated $5,000 to the campaign backing Question 9, which would repeal Massachusetts’ 2024 gun law.
Gov. Maura Healey is calling for federal regulation of artificial intelligence as AI leaders warn about the risks of rapidly advancing models.
Gov. Maura Healey declined to say whether she will use her authority to prevent activists from suspending Massachusetts’ new abortion law while they pursue a 2028 repeal vote.
Several Massachusetts police unions endorsed Gov. Maura Healey's reelection bid, praising her support for law enforcement and officer mental health.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Minogue unveiled a policy blueprint calling for a gas tax holiday when prices top $4 per gallon, lower state-mandated utility fees and faster permitting for single-family homes.
Massachusetts retailers are pulling kratom products from shelves after a statewide ban took effect Aug. 28, with local officials reporting little pushback so far.
Massachusetts officials are weighing new limits on automated license plate readers as communities drop Flock cameras and privacy concerns grow.
Gov. Maura Healey is renewing a push to let cities and towns raise meals and lodging taxes and add up to a 5% surcharge on motor vehicle excise bills, while also seeking another $100 million in education spending.
Massachusetts voters will begin receiving the state’s 88-page voter guide this week as they prepare to decide nine statewide ballot questions in the Nov. 3 election. The measures cover public records, primary elections, marijuana, firearms and other issues.
Anthropic employees gave nearly $10,000 to House Speaker Ron Mariano and about $9,000 to House Ways and Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz in August as lawmakers negotiate AI-related legislation. Massachusetts campaign finance filings are public through OCPF.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Minogue says he would push to resolve the fight over Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s voter-backed audit of the Massachusetts Legislature.
Massachusetts pro-life groups have launched a referendum effort to suspend and repeal a new abortion law signed by Gov. Maura Healey that changed the rules governing abortions after 24 weeks.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Minogue says he will target independent voters and campaign against one-party Democratic control in Massachusetts.
Republican Anne Brensley says her write-in campaign received enough votes to qualify for the November secretary of state ballot.
More than three-quarters of Massachusetts legislative races are effectively decided after the September primaries, with 155 primary winners facing no major-party opponent in November.
