BOSTON — Nearly three years after the Legislature tasked a panel with recommending changes to the state seal and motto, the group prepared to...
BOSTON — The compromise tax reform package expected to win House and Senate approval this week combines relief for seniors, renters, caregivers and...
Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday swore in the members of a new state board set to help get state benefits flowing to veterans who were denied an...
BOSTON — A Governor’s Council meeting that featured approval of four new pardons took an unexpected turn Wednesday as one member persistently...
BOSTON — There’s been a rash of late-summer gun violence in Massachusetts, but in the Legislature the situation around proposed gun law reforms...
BOSTON — A federal judge hadn’t even ruled yet on suspending approval of the abortion pill mifepristone in April when Gov. Maura Healey...
Former House Speaker David Bartley, one of the youngest lawmakers ever to lead the House and a champion of education access, died Tuesday at the...
BOSTON — The Legislature could boost local businesses, combat recidivism, and promote racial equity in one fell swoop, supporters of a tax credit...
BOSTON — A proposed pilot program for Massachusetts hospitals could be “game-changing” in identifying medical error cases and the causes behind...
BOSTON — The House and Senate seem to once again be on different tracks when it comes to legislative transparency, potentially teeing up the...
The Legislature’s Food System Caucus is getting ready to “fight like hell” for its priorities, co-chair Sen. Jo Comerford said Wednesday, and...
BOSTON — A newcomer to state government from the small city of North Adams is poised to represent the state’s largest political district in January...