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.

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

Governor Maura Healey nominated four attorneys for Massachusetts' Probate and Family Court, pending confirmation by the Governor’s Council. These nominees are expected to impact family legal issues ...

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

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

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

MassGOP Party Chair Amy Carnevale in 2021. The Democratic bastion of Massachusetts was not immune to Republican victories in ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has announced changes to the state’s migrant crisis response amid rising safety concerns and the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Healey is now tightening ...

There is much to applaud in the budget proposal that Gov. Maura Healey released on Wednesday, such as funding to implement ...

On January 9, Governor Maura Healey signed An Act Prohibiting Inhumane Feline Declawing (S.2552) into law. The law bans cat declawing in Massachusetts, exc ...

Greater Boston continues to see economic growth, with the state’s gross domestic product in the increase. Still, there are ...

For almost a day, cities and towns across the commonwealth — indeed, across the nation — were thrown into a panic when the ...