Gov. Healey announced changes​ that would require all shelter applicants to prove their residency status, increase background checks, and more.

The governor’s speech was laced with references to the American Revolution as the state gears up to celebrate the 250th ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey delivers State of the Commonwealth address. Petrified wood is one of the most sought-after ...

A top House Democrat said he ... among the reforms a push to amend the state’s decades-old right-to-shelter law to require lawful presence in Massachusetts for one year before allowing someone ...

Animal rights advocates tangled with leaders of the state's veterinarian lobby over bipartisan legislation (HB 201) that would make New Hampshire the fifth state to ban the declawing of cats. Over the ...

"When I got here, I was told a lot of times that freshmen don’t file legislation during their first session," Davis told The ...

Massachusetts Gov ... 50,000 migrants have come to the state since 2021, according to. July report by the Center for Immigration Studies. Democratic House Speaker Ronald Mariano said the new ...

and even let you explore post-apocalyptic versions of landmarks like the Massachusetts State House, Walden Pond and Boston Common. If you can't get enough of Massachusetts in real life ...

A bipartisan group of good-government advocates is pushing to overhaul the Massachusetts Legislature ... Currently, the Democratic leaders of the state House and Senate each have about $2 ...

The Democratic governor’s second State of the Commonwealth address comes at roughly the halfway point of her term in the ...