Dozens of criminal cases in Massachusetts are being dismissed Tuesday as defendants go without lawyers in the wake of an ...

The only state that has not signed on to the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)? Yes, that would ...

A bill before the state Legislature would require all Bay State high school students to become CPR and AED certified before ...

Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of July 14-18.

The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy is scheduled to hold a public hearing Tuesday, July 22, to review a ...

Joe Casello, a Democratic state representative from Boynton Beach, died Friday following a heart attack earlier this month.

Massachusetts officials announced a $10 million investment in workforce training for English learners, aiming to connect ...

A proposal to ban employment discrimination based on off-duty marijuana use is officially scheduled for a public hearing in ...

State Rep. Mike Day, Speaker Ron Mariano and Rep. Aaron Michlewitz talk to reporters at the State House on Wednesday, July 16 ...

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

Massachusetts is the only state that has not yet adopted the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. When a custodial parent moves to another state, Massachusetts cedes its ...

Massachusetts is one step closer to banning cellphones in the classroom. The state Senate advanced a bill Tuesday night that ...