The state has been conducting searches for sex offenses and outstanding warrants — but not checks of past criminal activity.

Massachusetts spent $10.26 billion on state payroll during 2024, and 1,249 state employees earned more than the governor — ...

Pointing out how Massachusetts has spent a fortune on housing migrants, newly sworn-in Gov. Kelly Ayotte says her ...

A Republican senator backed by a coalition of gun rights advocates plans to file a suite of bills this month that attempt to ...

Maura Healey is requesting a moment of silence on Thursday to honor the life of former President Jimmy Carter.

The grants include funding for McGrath Highway in Somerville, station improvements at JFK/UMass in Boston and electric ...

It will soon officially be illegal to declaw a cat in Massachusetts. Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Thursday that bans ...

Gov. Maura Healey signed a law that bans the sale of puppies and kittens under eight weeks old, as well as the roadside sale ...

The hospital oversight law creates a task force focused on improving primary care access, delivery and financial stability, a priority for Spilka and Healey this session.

The grants include $43 million for McGrath Highway in Somerville, where officials plan to “reconnect neighborhoods” that for ...

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law a bill to ban the declawing of cats, legislation introduced by Senator ...

Republican state Sen. Peter Durant said he welcomes the increased scrutiny — and called on the Healey administration to disclose the nature of the inspections, and details of what they reveal.