A Massachusetts Senate committee advanced a bill that would let illegal immigrants claim expanded welfare benefits, allow sex offenders to seek sealed records and require menstrual products in "restrooms for menstruating individuals."
Two male transgender athletes earned girls’ league all-star honors in Massachusetts high school sports this spring as debate over the state’s gender identity policy continues.
Two fatal crashes involving immigrant truck drivers have renewed scrutiny of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s opposition to stricter CDL rules for foreign drivers.
Northeastern University alum and Athletics pitcher Aaron Civale told NewBostonPost how his mechanical engineering background helps him refine his six-pitch arsenal.
Brookline Public Schools will review student art before public displays after a Ridley school art show included a piece with a pierced Israeli flag.
A Norwell High School social studies teacher and girls' volleyball coach drew criticism after screenshots showed anti-Trump social media posts, including an “8647” banner.
A new UNH poll found more Massachusetts voters disapprove than approve of Gov. Maura Healey’s job performance, though she continues to lead her Republican challengers.
Red Sox reliever Alec Gamboa recently spoke to NewBostonPost about his lengthy and unconventional path to the big leagues.
Calla Walsh, who once helped Elizabeth Warren and Michelle Wu, praised Iran’s late leader on Iranian state TV.
NCAA President Charlie Baker says the NCAA will keep letting male transgender athletes practice with women’s teams and receive team benefits after the Supreme Court ruling.
Attorney General Andrea Campbell plans to defend Massachusetts’s in-state tuition law for illegal immigrants against a Trump administration lawsuit.
Several Massachusetts businesses and groups advertise lower prices for customers who identify as BIPOC or non-white.
Several Massachusetts Democrats running for office this year identify as nonbinary or transgender and use they/them pronouns
Dedham Republican Rob Burke says Boston city workers told him to remove an American flag during a Somali flag-raising ceremony at City Hall Plaza.
The Beverly City Council voted 5-4 to eliminate the city's diversity, equity and inclusion director position after Mayor Mike Cahill proposed reducing it to a part-time job because of budget problems.
Anne Brensley says she went from extreme poverty in Honduras to the American dream after being adopted into a New York family. Now the former Wayland selectman and real estate developer is running a write-in campaign for Massachusetts lieutenant governor.
Massachusetts congressional candidate Mariah Lancaster says America should “strongly consider compulsory voting,” including possible tax penalties for people who do not vote.
The DOJ says Massachusetts gives illegal immigrants tuition and aid benefits that some U.S. citizens cannot receive.
