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Gov. Maura Healey hasn't seen all of the charges against Methuen Rep. Francisco Paulino following his arrest, indictment and arraignment last week, but on Monday called what she does know "very disturbing."
A Massachusetts Senate climate bill would ban plastic bags, impose new consumer fees, fund local projects, and authorize nearly $4 billion in possible borrowing.
Republican candidate for governor Mike Minogue told WBZ-TV’s Jon Keller that he wants an outside audit of state spending and more manufacturing jobs in Massachusetts.
Four Democrats running for Massachusetts legislative seats have supported legal recognition or protections for people in polyamorous relationships.
Four out-of-towners recently urged the Hopkinton School Committee to reconsider its policy allowing some Sikh students to carry ceremonial knives in school.
Secretary of State William Galvin said Massachusetts’ all-party primary ballot question could hurt third parties and raised questions about how it would affect voters.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sharply rebuked Senator Elizabeth Warren over her criticism of the Trump administration’s intervention to stabilize the Japanese yen.
Public records produced in a legal battle with ExxonMobil show Massachusetts agencies failed to comply with a 2017 rule requiring cuts to emissions from state-owned vehicles.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey’s reelection campaign is paying social media influencers to promote the Massachusetts Democrat as he faces a primary challenge from Congressman Seth Moulton.
The Massachusetts Senate took a more liberal stance than the House on climate, zoning, and other progressive priorities during the latest legislative session.
Former MassGOP chair Jennifer Nassour is suing Brian Shortsleeve’s campaign, alleging a staffer secretly recorded her during a Republican caucus and later shared edited excerpts.
More Massachusetts voters support banning transgender athletes from school sports teams that don’t match their sex than oppose such a policy, a new UMass Amherst/WCVB poll found.
Democratic state Rep. Francisco Paulino of Methuen faces federal charges alleging he fraudulently obtained pandemic unemployment benefits and business loans.
A judge rejected conflict-of-interest claims involving the $2 billion Springfield courthouse project and denied losing bidders’ request to halt negotiations.
The Healey administration issued new guidance telling Massachusetts schools and childcare programs how to limit cooperation with ICE agents under the state’s new immigrant protection law.
A parent is calling attention to a large LGBTQ Pride mural on a wall at King Philip Regional Middle School in Norfolk.
Ed Flynn wants an independent probe after Boston voters received wrong primary ballots at a site with a history of similar errors.
Massachusetts lost more than 3,600 life sciences jobs in 2025 as the industry posted its first year-over-year employment decline in more than two decades.
The Rochester district says a person it called an “independent decision-maker” found no Title IX violation. The girl’s parents say the school failed to protect her.
Massachusetts Democrat Alan Silvia criticized the state’s new late-term abortion law on Newsmax after lawmakers lifted the old rules after 24 weeks.
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton says he would not vote to end the Senate filibuster if Republicans remain in control, despite previously calling for its abolition.
Republican treasurer candidate Elizabeth Dionne is calling for answers from Treasurer Deb Goldberg after former Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O’Brien sued Goldberg and the agency.
Norfolk County district attorney candidate Jim Barakat says he would not have brought the murder case against Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury mother charged with killing her three children.
Eight Anthropic employees gave state Rep. Mark Cusack nearly $7,000 as lawmakers continue work on an AI bill he sponsored and the company backs.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld an order blocking Quincy from installing two Catholic saint statues outside its new public safety building.
The Massachusetts Democratic Party, MassGOP, progressive groups, and labor unions oppose Question 3, which would replace party primaries with an all-party primary sending the top two candidates to the general election.
Massachusetts voters support most of the nine questions headed to the November ballot after state lawmakers declined to act on the citizen-backed proposals.
Cape Cod’s housing crisis requires more attainable homes, fewer regulatory barriers, and wiser use of existing funds—not another property tax.
Mike Minogue leads Brian Shortsleeve by more than 2-to-1 in a new GOP primary poll. Shortsleeve says he is better positioned against Gov. Maura Healey despite faring no better in a hypothetical general election.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wants to identify and contact private property owners who may rent parking spaces to ICE, though she acknowledges the city cannot block them from doing so.
Body camera video shows Massachusetts Democratic Party chairman Steve Kerrigan’s June arrest for operating under the influence.
Republican candidate for governor Mike Minogue is criticizing Massachusetts’ offshore wind push and calling for more natural gas pipelines to lower energy costs.
The Healey administration plans to use an $8.5 million state fund to keep paying for gender-transition treatments for minors after the federal government cuts off Medicaid and CHIP money.
A court found probable cause to charge Brockton Mayor Moises Rodrigues with assault and battery over his alleged unwanted touching of a teenage girl.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey leads U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton by 28 points in a new UMass Amherst/WCVB poll of Massachusetts Democratic primary voters.
Bill O’Reilly says he wants Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey put in federal prison for signing a law allowing elective abortions throughout pregnancy.
