Massachusetts Senate Democrats were preparing to advance legislation Tuesday that requires all public schools to implement a ...

The Massachusetts State Senate is gearing up for the next step in a growing debate over the benefits or harms that come with ...

State Representative John Lawn, a Watertown Democrat, was arrested early Wednesday on drunken driving charges outside the ...

House Speaker Ron Mariano and two deputies said Tuesday they will bring to the floor a redraft of a Senate-approved bill that ...

Supporters have argued the devices in school distract students and encourage heavy use of social media, contributing to a ...

Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ votes on proposed amendments to the $60.9 billion fiscal 2026 state budget for ...

Declaring himself the “best choice for New Hampshire,” three-term state Sen. Dan Innis, R-Bradford, is leaving a safe seat to challenge three-time nominee Scott Brown and become the GOP standard ...

The House is poised to pass legislation Wednesday that would update the 2022 law shielding reproductive and transgender care ...

Bills now before the Massachusetts Legislature look to level the playing field for the state's rural school districts, which ...

Legislators are offering Healey some bulwarks against federal or economic upheaval. Negotiators scaled back their original spending plans, settling on a plan that boosts state spending roughly 5.6%, ...

While an investigation continues into the cause of a Massachusetts assisted living community fire that killed 10 residents and injured 30, calls are growing in that state — and nationally — for ...