Massachusetts earns SPJ’s 2026 “Black Hole Award” for poor transparency, citing delays, exemptions, high fees, and weak enforcement of public records laws.
A Massachusetts bill would close a loophole in “upskirting” law, expand illegal recording definitions, and increase penalties. Here’s what H.1633 does.
Easton native John Marino is having a career year with Utah’s NHL team. The Harvard alum discusses his season and NHL journey in a Q&A with NewBostonPost.
A Massachusetts bill would allow women to go topless in public by changing the state’s indecent exposure law. Here’s what the proposal does and what comes next.
A transgender athlete from Chelsea High School competed in two girls’ events at the Massachusetts Indoor Track Meet of Champions, the all-state championship meet.
The Massachusetts Senate will vote on the PETS Act, a bill banning pet shop sales of dogs and cats, expanding animal cruelty enforcement, limiting some animal testing, and protecting pet ownership in state-aided public housing.
Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio will receive a Champion Award from the Boston Arts Academy Foundation at its annual reception in Boston on March 19.
Audit finds Massachusetts state Rep. Sam Montaño deposited campaign donations into her personal bank account and committed other campaign finance violations.
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell joined 16 states in suing the Trump administration over new federal rules requiring colleges to report detailed admissions data tied to the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling.
Governor Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell launched a new Massachusetts portal allowing residents to report alleged misconduct by ICE and other federal immigration agents.
A Massachusetts lawmaker is criticizing the state parole board after it approved the release of a man who killed an 18-month-old boy and placed the child’s body in a dumpster.
Retired Army Colonel Gary Grossi of Acton announced a Republican campaign to challenge Democratic Rep. Lori Trahan in Massachusetts’ Third Congressional District.
A nearly $1 billion Lexington, Massachusetts, high school project plans 60% gender-neutral bathrooms, drawing attention to school design choices and taxpayer funding.
Jacob Slovin of Oliver Ames won the vault at the Hockomock League girls’ gymnastics championship meet. Massachusetts uniquely allows boys to compete in girls’ high school sports.
A Norwood kindergarten registration form asks parents to select pronouns for their 5-year-old children, including the option “ze/zir.” The form has drawn criticism online.
Supporters of the Massachusetts 5% to 4% income tax ballot question dispute claims it would trigger $5 billion in budget cuts, arguing the proposal would boost economic growth and affordability statewide.
Peabody City Councilor Anne Manning-Martin joins Mike Kennealy as his unofficial running mate in the Massachusetts governor’s race. She now faces Wayland Selectman Anne Brensley in the GOP lieutenant governor primary.
Anne Brensley, a Republican who is running for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts, has asked the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to rule that the MBTA Communities Act violates the state’s Local Mandate Law.
