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Massachusetts suicide rate continues to climb
STATE HOUSE — More Massachusetts residents committed suicide in 2013 than died as a result of car crashes and homicides combined, and yet…
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Rail breaks disrupt commuters on heels of fare-hike news
BOSTON – A commuter rail train without any passengers derailed north of the Andover station Tuesday morning, a day after transit agency overseers…
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Baker to deliver State of State speech on Jan. 21
Gov. Charlie Baker, who is preparing to begin his second year in office, will deliver his first State of the Commonwealth address…
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Hedlund wields gavel in his final Senate session
In the final session of his two-decade career in the Senate, Assistant Minority Leader Robert Hedlund assumed a post rarely held…
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Lottery exploring options for fantasy sports and other online games
STATE HOUSE — The Massachusetts Lottery formally began the process of gathering information on the online lottery industry on Tuesday as it looks…
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Pay equity, cell phone driving and records bills on deck in 2016
STATE HOUSE — The Senate is gearing up for a mid-January session to pass legislation banning the use of a handheld cell…
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Trump plans rally next week in Lowell
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will ring in the first full week of the new year with a campaign stop in Lowell.…
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Massachusetts home sales up 10 percent through November
STATE HOUSE — Despite brutal winter weather that delayed the start of the usual home-buying season, 2015 has featured an historic burst…
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Opioid abuse measure removes major elements sought by Baker
BOSTON – Patients prescribed opioids for the first time would be limited to a seven-day supply and any individual admitted to an…
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Baker joins Walsh to help Salvation Army meet $$$ goal
A friendly competition between political leaders turned into teamwork Wednesday, as Boston Mayor Marty Walsh had an unexpected visitor drop by to…
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Hedlund resigns Senate seat ahead of Weymouth mayoral inauguration
BOSTON — Set to become the next mayor of Weymouth in a little more than a week, state Sen. Robert Hedlund on Thursday…
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DeLeo hopeful state won’t ‘completely abandon’ GLX project
STATE HOUSE — Though MBTA officials refuse to take the option of shutting down the Green Line extension project off the table, House…
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Ballot group sees MCAS 2.0 as bid to ‘mollify our movement’
BOSTON — As Massachusetts school districts prepare for the MCAS 2.0 era to launch in the spring of 2017, ballot activists are…
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Sanchez urges Latino pols to engage with all communities
Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez, at a gathering of newly-elected Latino officials, advised them to learn the issues effecting their entire constituency and…
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Galvin sends seven ballot proposals to lawmakers
BOSTON – Secretary of State Bill Galvin said seven initiative petition campaigns submitted enough certified voter signatures to meet the requirement for consideration…
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Latinos urge lawmakers to help ‘undocumented immigrants’
BOSTON – Activists marked International Migrants Day at the State House Friday by delivering a declaration pledging support for undocumented immigrants and calling…
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Back from Paris, Boston enviro chief sees opportunities
BOSTON — Boston's new environmental commissioner called the Hub an example of why cities need to take an active role in…
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Declaration will salute immigrants, knock critics
To mark International Migrants Day, activists plan to visit the State House Friday and deliver a declaration outlining positive contributions of immigrants…
