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Massachusetts Sets 2025 Sales Tax Weekend

No Push To Legalize Fireworks In Massachusetts On Beacon Hill This Year

Massachusetts Bill Would Establish $20-An-Hour Minimum Wage

Massachusetts Republican Governor Candidate Says Males Shouldn't Compete In Women's Sports

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Massachusetts Seeing Sluggish Economic Growth, Report Says

A new report from the Pioneer Institute finds that Massachusetts’s economic growth has significantly slowed in recent years, falling behind both the national average and several faster-growing states.

Maura Healey Sides With Gavin Newsom Over Donald Trump On Federal Immigration Enforcement

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is backing California Governor Gavin Newsom in his fight with the Trump administration over federal immigration enforcement.

Trump Administration Slams Michelle Wu For Comparing ICE Officers To Neo-Nazis

Wu compared Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal law enforcement agencies to neo-Nazis after ICE detained nearly 1,500 illegal immigrants in Massachusetts last month.

Democrat Lisa Field Wins Third Bristol Special Election By 21 Votes; Republican Larry Quintal Calls For Recount

Democrat Lisa Field of Taunton is claiming victory over Republican Larry Quintal in the special election for the Third Bristol District seat, winning by just 21 votes — at least according to the unofficial tally.

Williamstown Library Hosted Drag Queen Story Hour Event This Past Weekend

A public library in the northwestern corner of Massachusetts hosted a Drag Queen Story Hour event this past weekend.

Brian Shortsleeve Raised More Than $400,000 In May For Campaign for Governor of Massachusetts, Campaign Says

MBTA Acting General Manager Brian Shortsleeve looks on as Keolis Commuter Services General Manager David Scorey testified before the Transportation Committee on Thursday, January 5, 2017. Photo by Antonio Caban / State House News Service

Two Maine Transgender Athletes May Win Girls' Track State Championships This Week

Two transgender athletes may win girls' outdoor track and field state titles in Maine this week.

Massachusetts Bill Would Eliminate Religious Exemptions From School Vaccination Requirements

If you want to attend school in Massachusetts — public or private — you have to prove you're vaccinated, unless you’ve got a medical excuse or claim a religious exemption.

ICE Boston Apprehended Nearly 1,500 Illegal Aliens In Massachusetts In May 2025; Here Are The Worst Offenders

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) worked with federal law enforcement officers to apprehend nearly 1,500 illegal aliens in Massachusetts in May, ICE Boston announced in a press release.

Newton South Math Problem Asks Freshmen How Systemic Racism Causes Higher Incarceration Rates

A recent freshman math assignment given to students at Newton South High School is drawing criticism for encouraging students to connect incarceration rates with what it called systemic racism.

Five Questions For Quinn Priester: Milwaukee Brewers Starting Pitcher Q&A

NewBostonPost conducted a Five Questions interview with Quinn Priester at Polar Park (Worcester’s home park) on Saturday, March 29, 2025, when he was a member of the Red Sox organization.

In Liam Morrison Case, Middleborough's Anti-Free-Speech Police Strike Again

Back in 2012, the town made national headlines for passing a bylaw at Town Meeting to enforce a 1968 law that allowed police to issue $20 fines for public profanity. The message was clear then and it’s even clearer now: speech that offends delicate sensibilities has no place in Middleborough.

Boston Public Library Hosting Several Drag Queen Makeup Tutorials For Teens This Month

Boston Public Library branches will be hosting five drag queen makeup tutorial events for teenagers to commemorate June, which it recognizes as Pride Month.