Gov. Maura Healey slammed a memo from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy that directs the federal Department of ...

Prior to the announcement, Massachusetts was one of just three states, along with New Jersey and Pennsylvania, without a poet ...

Boston kicked off Black History Month celebrations on Monday with prayer, song, powerful speeches, and a call to action.

Municipal leaders have used existing local option taxes to raise money for affordable housing and to dodge property tax ...

Gov. Maura Healey filed legislation Friday that would allow cities and towns to hike taxes on hotel stays and meals, an ...

They’re doing God’s work,” U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-8th District, said of the state-run Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for ...

The governor's second so-called Municipal Empowerment Act would allow cities and towns to increase local taxes on meals, ...

Gov. Maura Healey’s top housing deputy met privately with Democratic Senators Wednesday to discuss funding for the emergency ...

Gov. Maura Healey is reevaluating her cost-cutting budget proposal to close a Canton public health hospital amid escalating ...

A top Senate Democrat expressed skepticism toward Gov. Maura Healey’s plan to boost state spending by 7.4% in fiscal year ...

Gov. Maura Healey said there is no reason to be concerned about it because Massachusetts is not a so-called "sanctuary state.

A veteran lawmaker, state Senator Peter Durant twice flipped what had been Democratic districts to win a seat in the House ...