Cambridge ended ShotSpotter after councilors said it harmed black and brown communities. Seven weeks later, Xavier Bautista lay shot for about an hour before anyone called 911.
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.
Teen takeovers are spreading across the U.S., bringing violence, looting and chaos to cities from Chicago to Washington. Heather Mac Donald argues the trend stems from declining accountability, weakened policing and cultural breakdown
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.
The Massachusetts House approved a five-year pilot program for psychedelic mental health treatment clinics as part of a larger economic development bill.
A fact-based review of Governor Maura Healey's record, comparing campaign promises with the results Massachusetts residents have experienced on housing, affordability, transportation, public safety, healthcare, clean energy, and economic growth.
Inside Governor Maura Healey's reelection bid against Republican challenger Mike Minogue, covering campaign strategy, fundraising, key policy issues, polling, and the road to the November 3, 2026 general election.
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.
Tobias Forsythe died after a crash with a foreign truck driver. His death raises hard questions about the diversity visa lottery and commercial driver’s licenses.
A coalition of Republican write-in candidates is organizing campaigns across Massachusetts while calling for legislative audits and election integrity measures.
Calla Walsh, who once helped Elizabeth Warren and Michelle Wu, praised Iran’s late leader on Iranian state TV.
Gov. Maura Healey and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined Democrats calling on Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner to quit after a new rape allegation.
Massachusetts senators will debate a youth social media bill that would restrict autoplay, infinite scroll and notifications for minors without banning teens from platforms.
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.
Massachusetts posted a 12.5% SNAP payment error rate in fiscal 2025, above the national average and the federal threshold that could force the state to cover millions in food benefit costs.
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.
Federal officials moved to temporarily classify 7-OH, a psychoactive compound found in kratom, as a Schedule I controlled substance.
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.
Gov. Maura Healey will review and act on the $63.4 billion budget that lawmakers sent her last week, the first day of the new fiscal year the budget covers.
New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte vetoed a bill that would have doubled tolls on many out-of-state drivers, including Massachusetts residents using non-New Hampshire E-ZPass transponders.
Discover why Massachusetts will stand at the heart of America's 250th anniversary celebrations and the state's enduring role in the nation's founding.
A proposal to let Cape Cod towns tax home sales of $1 million or more has sparked debate, with supporters saying it could help fund affordable housing and critics warning it will drive away investment and raise housing costs.
Massachusetts Republican lieutenant governor hopeful Anne Manning Martin is appealing the State Ballot Law Commission's decision that kicked her off the primary ballot over allegedly fraudulent signatures.
Michael Walsh wants the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a Massachusetts ruling that removed him from the Republican primary ballot.
Learn who Maura Healey is, her background, accomplishments, controversies, political positions, and the biggest criticisms facing Massachusetts' governor.
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.
