A Randolph resident is celebrating a major lottery win after claiming a $1 million prize from the Massachusetts State Lottery’s new “100X” instant ticket game.

Mischa Martin of Sherwood, a former state Department of Human Services official, will seek the Republican nomination in Senate District 13 -- a seat held by term-limited Sen. Jane English, R-North ...

The Democratic governor’s remarks came one full academic year after Healey announced $110 million in state funding to expand a financial-aid program.

Massachusetts, led by the nation’s first openly lesbian governor, Democrat Maura Healey and New York, which guaranteed gender-affirming care and LGBTQ+ refugee protections, tied for first place ...

Land that's owned by the state could soon become spots for new housing in Massachusetts. Over the past year, a team has worked to find state-owned sites that could be developed.

The Senate’s $61.4 billion state budget for fiscal year 2026, approved on May 26, includes numerous local appropriations, also known as earmarks, within the districts of Sens. Jo Comerford, D ...

Ruling in a post-Sept. 11, 2001 First Amendment case regarding the deportation of Arab and Muslim from the United States after immigration hearings closed to the public, Judge Damon J. Keith of the… ...

Senate budget writers gave their final, formal approval Tuesday for a two-year, $15.6 billion state budget proposal (HB 1) whose Republican architects called it a “tough” plan that deals with ...

Massachusetts could see a big economic hit as number of international students drops 10:17. The declining number of international students in Massachusetts poses a negative threat to the state's ...

The new campaign chair wants Senate candidates who fit the cultural values of red states, just as she and Democrats did 20 years ago. The polarization of the country is much more stark now.

Brian Shortsleeve, GOP candidate for governor, raised $417K in May, state data shows Full data for Gov. Maura Healey and Republican challenger Mike Kennealy not yet posted ...

California Senate greenlights energy reform bills as Democrats pursue “affordability” Advocates expect electricity customers to see savings, but mostly in the long term ...