A Bedford man faces a murder charge after a victim was found fatally injured near Boston Common. Police also accuse the suspect of attacking another man with a metal pole.
Nearly 700,000 Massachusetts residents and small-business workers will face an average 10.4% health insurance premium increase in 2027.
The Massachusetts House voted 119-33 to allow abortions after 24 weeks for any reason an abortionist approves under their professional judgment.
OUT MetroWest plans to pay white LGBTQ youth $20 and BIPOC LGBTQ youth $25 to take part in the same marketing photo shoot.
Federal prosecutors say a suspected illegal immigrant used a stolen identity to obtain more than $30,000 in MassHealth benefits and commit drug crimes.
Massachusetts voters will decide whether to repeal the state's recreational marijuana law after the State Ballot Law Commission rejected a signature challenge and ordered the initiative onto the November ballot.
The Justice Department is investigating whether Harvard used restricted Chinese donations to provide financial aid based on students’ national origin.
Massachusetts House Democrats advanced a bill that would eliminate the state’s existing limits on abortions performed after 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Major companies are cutting jobs or ending operations in Massachusetts, prompting concerns about costs, competitiveness and the state economy.
Phil Eng has led both the MBTA and MassDOT for nine months, but the Healey administration will not say whether it is searching for a permanent transportation secretary.
Colonel Geoffrey Noble says the Massachusetts State Police has a misconduct proliferation problem but rejects claims of a broader culture problem.
Former Healey aide LaMar Cook, who faces cocaine and gun charges, used SNAP benefits at supermarkets near Disney World in Florida, according to a report.
Boston police are investigating after an 18-year-old woman was found dead from a single gunshot wound inside a Mattapan rental owned by U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s husband.
They/them candidate Evan MacKay challenged state Rep. Marjorie Decker during a heated Cambridge Democratic primary debate.
The Massachusetts Senate is pushing a bill that would require cities and towns to allow duplexes by right on every residentially zoned lot.
Anne Brensley has dropped her write-in campaign for Massachusetts lieutenant governor and is now seeking the Republican nomination for secretary of state.
Massachusetts lawmakers have now directed at least $8.5 million to a state fund that can pay for so-called gender-affirming care for adults and minors, providers' malpractice insurance, and LGBTQ health research.
There will be "no debate" between the Republicans running in the Sept. 1 gubernatorial primary, candidate Mike Minogue declared Thursday on the radio.
Gov. Maura Healey defended the state's decision to award a $1.6 billion Springfield courthouse lease to a development team tied to Rep. Ayanna Pressley's husband despite a lawsuit challenging the procurement.
Less than a week after signing the state budget, Gov. Maura Healey filed a supplemental budget seeking another $100 million for Massachusetts public schools.
A screenshot appears to show Cohasset Middle School teacher Amy Fryda celebrating U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s death and suggesting Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell could be next.
Gov. Maura Healey called for an investigation after a federal immigration agent shot and killed a 26-year-old Colombian man during an attempted vehicle stop in Biddeford, Maine.
Two losing bidders seek to block a 40-year Springfield courthouse lease with a team that includes U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s husband.
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will headline an Aug. 2 fundraiser in Provincetown supporting Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s reelection campaign.
Massachusetts' highest court ruled Anne Manning Martin cannot appear on the Republican primary ballot for lieutenant governor, leaving Shawn Oliver as the party's only candidate on the ballot.
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."
Coca Cola will eliminate 175 jobs as it closes its Northampton Massachusetts bottling plant. Here is why the company is shutting down the facility and what it means for workers and the local economy.
Attorney General Andrea Campbell has proposed updated Massachusetts rules for fantasy sports contests as the line between fantasy games and sports betting grows less clear.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court kept Republican attorney general candidate Michael Walsh on the September primary ballot. Anne Manning Martin's appeal over the lieutenant governor race remains pending.
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.
An Essex County Superior Court judge ruled Republican lieutenant governor candidate Anne Manning Martin cannot appear on the September primary ballot while restoring Republican attorney general candidate Michael Walsh to the ballot.
A strike involving 4,500 Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses and clinicians overshadowed Beacon Hill this week as Gov. Maura Healey failed to broker a deal while lawmakers debated social media, data privacy and healthcare bills.
A new objection claims some signatures for the Massachusetts marijuana repeal ballot question were not valid.
Brookline Public Schools will review student art before public displays after a Ridley school art show included a piece with a pierced Israeli flag.
Gov. Maura Healey signed Massachusetts' $63.4 billion fiscal 2027 budget without making any vetoes. The spending plan increases spending by 3.9% and includes education, health care and local aid funding.
