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Authorities arrested two illegal immigrants in Lynn who allegedly stabbed an off-duty New York City police detective seven times during a robbery.
Massachusetts plans $31 million in rail improvements near Pittsfield to support Berkshire Flyer service and future passenger rail expansion.
Republican Mike Minogue put another $1.5 million into his campaign in September, bringing his total self-funding to $17.3 million.
The Massachusetts Teachers Association plans a drag show, lobbying training and workshops on transgender students at its first LGBTQ conference.
Gov. Maura Healey wants Massachusetts taxpayers to cover $80 million in solar program costs while cutting other energy charges this winter.
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio says she may sue if lawmakers replace a voter-approved public records law with a narrower version.
A statewide nonprofit group is backing the federal education scholarship tax credit program as Gov. Maura Healey weighs whether Massachusetts should join.
The Healey administration is promoting LGBTQ Rainbow Clubs for elementary students and offering schools help with running them.
Massachusetts set aside $25,000 for repairs at J.S. Bryant School, which promotes “queering education” and says districts can cover student tuition.
Gov. Maura Healey says she supports Chapter 62F but won’t say how she’ll vote on a ballot question that could lead to more taxpayer rebate checks.
Women’s groups will rally outside MCI-Framingham on October 9 to oppose housing men who identify as women in the women’s prison, including a convicted murderer.
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s office identified more than $10.6 million in public benefit fraud in the second half of fiscal year 2026.
Business leaders are backing centrist candidates and election reforms, including a Massachusetts all-party primary ballot proposal, ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s LGBTQ office awarded $7,000 to help fund the Trans Period Pride event held in June, city records show.
Massachusetts Democrats overwhelmingly want to subject the governor's office and state legislature to public records law, a new poll shows.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu formally endorsed Governor Maura Healey in her re-election bid after months of hesitation.
House Ways and Means chairman Aaron Michlewitz pointed to past House votes against suspending Massachusetts’ gas tax as lawmakers review Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal.
Gov. Maura Healey is asking the Trump administration to move quickly on federal reviews and permits for an expansion of the Algonquin natural gas pipeline.
A new poll found 72% of likely Massachusetts voters support allowing the state auditor to audit the Legislature, matching the 2024 ballot result.
A new poll finds Massachusetts voters are more likely to blame President Donald Trump and utility companies than Gov. Maura Healey for the state's high energy costs.
Massachusetts lawmakers still haven’t approved Governor Maura Healey’s proposed two-month gas tax suspension as gasoline and diesel prices remain elevated.
Attorney General Andrea Campbell released a report finding that more than 270 Catholic clerics abused 944 children in the Fall River, Springfield and Worcester dioceses over several decades.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton argues Sen. Ed Markey is taking Massachusetts voters for granted and says voters should judge him on his record and proposals, not his party label.
Three Massachusetts lawmakers are urging Amazon to pause plans for drone deliveries in Westborough until the company addresses concerns about noise, privacy, safety and flight operations.
House Energy Chair Mark Cusack received more utility-linked campaign donations than any other Massachusetts lawmaker in 2026, according to a new Mass Power Forward dashboard.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey backed out of an Oct. 14 WCVB debate against Republican challenger John Deaton, according to MassGOP Chair Amy Carnevale.
A new MassINC poll finds Massachusetts voters leaning strongly against repealing legal recreational marijuana and the state’s 2024 gun law.
MassDOT seeks bids for the $1.6 billion Sagamore Bridge replacement, with construction set to begin in winter 2027 and a project labor agreement required.
Amy Carnevale, Mike Minogue and John Deaton condemned threats and a hoax 911 call targeting Montano’s Restaurant after a GOP event.
Boston gives immigrants, including illegal immigrants, $575 for completing a civic leadership program. People born in Boston can’t join.
Massachusetts House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka are opposing Question 3, which would replace party primaries with an all-party primary system.
A Western Massachusetts communist group issued a lengthy, angry statement about The Boston Globe over its story about a lesbian bar making masks optional one night a week.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear a challenge to the state’s gun licensing suitability standard next month.
Automated cameras on four MBTA buses caught 26,000 bus lane and bus stop violations during a 30-day pilot program in February.
Democrats question the cost and timing of Maura Healey’s two-month gas tax holiday. Her Republican opponent says it would end too soon.
High housing, energy and tax costs are shaping the 2026 Massachusetts governor's race as Maura Healey and Mike Minogue offer different approaches to relief.
