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Fed law could prompt Mass. to rethink education approaches
STATE HOUSE — A new federal education law that shifts some control from Washington D.C. to individual states will give Massachusetts a…
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Baker looks to erase Medicaid funding gap
BOSTON – With billions of dollars on the line, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday that he hopes to renegotiate a federal Medicaid waiver…
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Mass. high court says third justice will retire
BOSTON – A third Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justice on Wednesday announced plans to retire before the next full session of the state&…
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Baker eyes NH in 2020, but just to ‘watch’
Gov. Charlie Baker didn't mind his trip to New Hampshire Saturday to campaign for his preferred presidential candidate, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. It seems he rather enjoyed himself.
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Senator pushing $15 an hour describes his ‘awkward’ reality
STATE HOUSE — As a legislative committee heard testimony on the pros and cons of setting a $15 hourly pay floor for Logan…
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Baker says Trump’s vulgarity shows why The Donald isn’t presidential
BOSTON – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker reacted with disbelief on Tuesday when told Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump used a vulgarity to describe…
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Mass. school leaders rap Baker on charter push
BOSTON – Local school officials directly challenged Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's commitment to traditional public education on Tuesday, confronting him over…
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Development eyed for Boston site near Chinatown, Leather District
BOSTON – Planning to move state highway offices from their perch above the central artery tunnels near Boston's South Station, city…
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Report offers new snapshot of health care cost drivers
The rising cost and use of brand name prescription drugs has emerged over the past two years as the one of the…
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Baker will have chance to name high court majority
BOSTON – With Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justices Robert Cordy and Francis Spina stepping down this summer, Gov. Charlie Baker has gained the…
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Baker to sign bill banning minors from indoor tanning
Gov. Charlie Baker will sign a bill prohibiting anyone under 18 from using or operating a tanning booth, an administration spokesperson confirmed…
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DeLeo begins counting votes on transgender Bathroom Bill
BOSTON – Speaker Robert DeLeo, the Democratic leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, is polling lawmakers to learn how the votes might…
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McKenna, Suffolk trustees reach accord as AG opens probe
BOSTON – Margaret McKenna, the embattled president of Suffolk University, and the school's board of trustees have reached an agreement regarding…
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Charter school debate exposes tensions within teachers union
STATE HOUSE — Leadership of the Massachusetts Teachers Association has vowed to fight a ballot initiative to expand charter schools with everything it…
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Expelled Rep’s Facebook post suggests possible run for office
STATE HOUSE — Call it a comeback? Former state Rep Carlos Henriquez, who in 2014 became the first member of the House to…
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Robert Cordy to retire, giving Baker his first high court nominee
STATE HOUSE — Supreme Judicial Court Justice Robert Cordy plans to retire in August, the court announced Wednesday, creating the first opportunity for…
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‘Millionaire tax’ will tie their hands on policy, group warns lawmakers
STATE HOUSE — Ahead of a potential vote on the proposal, the Massachusetts High Technology Council warned Wednesday that a proposed 4 percent…
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Cassidy wins Brockton primary, fields narrowed in Fitchburg, Peabody
Gerry Cassidy, a former city councilor and longtime aide to the late Sen. Thomas Kennedy, is on track to become Brockton'…
