After a long winter, St. Patrick's Day is just a hop, skip, and jig away. That means you're just a few short sleeps away from ...

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

Pappas was a "life-changer" former patient Ann McDonald said. Patients and staff were "blindsided" by the decision to close ...

Gov. Maura Healey said her legislation to tax candy sales was just "an idea" as she talked about the Bay State's revenue crunch Tuesday and jokingly apologized for the contemplated ...

Capping charitable tax deductions would be "a turn in the wrong direction," writes one reader. Another bemoans proposed cuts ...

The candy tax Healey is proposing is part of her $62 billion budget that she filed with the Legislature last week.

Confirmation hearings have not yet been scheduled by the Governor’s Council, which has final approval power over new judges.

Gov. Maura Healey tore into President Donald Trump on Wednesday over his now-rescinded directive freezing federal grants and loans, blasting the move as an "illegal abuse of power" ...

President Donald Trump targeted California environmental policies with executive orders to revoke the the state’s electric vehicle sales mandate and weaken protections for fish in t-San Joaquin River ...

Prince Harry won’t appear in person for the start of his U.K. trial against Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid The Sun on Tuesday.

President-elect Donald Trump has yet to take office, but his influence already is rippling through state capitols. Republican governors have announced Trump-themed policies on immigration, crime and a ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey delivered her second State of the Commonwealth speech on Thursday night, in which she covered topics including the emergency shelter crisis, infrastructure ...