Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and five Democratic governors pressed Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer during a phone call this week to slow the confirmation march of President Donald Trump’s ...

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

The Gov. Maura Healey administration refiled legislation that would allow Massachusetts municipalities to raises taxes on ...

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

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

It's not too late for the administration to change course, a former adviser to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health ...

A recent audit of Massachusetts state agencies found that they entered into at least 159 settlements between 2010 and 2022 ...

Elected officials warned that building materials, fuel, kitchen appliances, and more could all be affected as the prospect of ...

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

As someone who has ridden the T for decades, I’m shocked that Phillip Eng, general manager of the MBTA, was not chosen as Bostonian of the Year or even as an Honorable Mention. He, with the support of ...

Do they tax the kid buying a Snickers at the corner store, or the executive flying a private jet to Nantucket?

The current bird flu outbreak in Massachusetts is the largest the state has ever seen. Here's why officials believe it has ...