They pushed for bills that would improve air quality and increase climate education in public schools, among others.

House Democrats quietly hired a politically connected Boston law firm helmed by a former deputy state attorney general, ...

The bill makes only "modest changes" to the cash-strapped system, while failing to address underlying problems, House ...

Massachusetts voters delivered a clear message to the Legislature last November on transparency — or rather its lack of it.

There isn’t much state budget writers can do to prepare for the potential suspension of federal revenue bolstering the Bay ...

"I think the thing that the Healey Administration is most worried about hasn't happened yet," an experienced State House ...

Top House budget writers released a $425 million spending bill to fund state-run shelters that seeks to temporarily cap the ...

The $425M bill would give the Healey administration new, but temporary, authority to restrict eligibility for state emergency shelters.

Along with musical performances and talks by members of the Black Empowerment Council, Gov. Maura Healey highlighted the ...

Gov. Maura Healey’s administration has spent nearly $500 million on the state-run shelter system in fiscal year 2025, according to state data released more than a week after budget writers said they ...

A big increase in homelessness last year means Massachusetts now has the fifth-largest homeless population of any state in ...

Sky5 flew over Boston on Wednesday, where protesters gathered as part of a national movement expressing opposition to the early actions of President Donald Trump's administration.