Columnist Joan Barron writes, "Although the inmates are convicted felons and cannot vote, they are counted as part of the overall population. They ...

The Trump administration is expected to announce new trade actions and Pete Hegseth and Benjamin Netanyahu meet ...

A federal appeals court won’t reconsider its decision in a redistricting case that went against two Native American tribes ...

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President Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party since voters deemed him the standard-bearer in 2016 has, of course, had ...

Trash has continued to pile up in Boston--where trash collectors went on strike alongside Philadelphia and other cities last week--demanding higher wages and better health insurance.

Governor Maura Healey has appointed Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle to be the new commissioner of the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

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Air pollution remains a silent killer in Massachusetts, responsible for an estimated 2,780 deaths a year and for measurable cognitive loss in Bay State children exposed to fine particulate pollutants ...

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Stories and archives about the Massachusetts State House from the Boston Herald.