The state House of Representatives has approved a more than $62 billion budget that includes new spending on transportation, ...

Backers of the millionaires’ tax are touting new data showing the number of wealthy individuals in the state has increased since the voter-approved levy was imposed two years ...

A group of Democratic attorneys general are challenging the Trump administration's move to dismantle the AmeriCorps program ...

President Donald Trump is reviving an effort to punish cities and towns that refuse to detain undocumented immigrants suspected of living in the country illegally, accusing these communities ...

Massachusetts has joined a coalition of states suing the Trump administration to block its plans to withhold billions of dollars in federal funding over diversity, equity and inclusion ...

A prisoner advocacy group has filed a federal lawsuit against Essex County Sheriff Kevin Coppinger, alleging that he is ...

Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants to help Massachusetts and other states prevent gun violence, curb opioid addiction and support victims of violent crimes have been ...

Members of the state’s congressional delegation are leading a group of Democrats criticizing the Trump administration’s cuts to funding for climate change resiliency projects.

Reports of anti-semitism in New England hit "historic" heights last year, according to a new report, which calls on state and local officials to strengthen hate crime laws.

A civil liberties group has filed a multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration over its revocation of visas for foreign students in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and other New ...

Business leaders are calling for reforms to the state's unemployment insurance system after an increase in joblessness in key labor markets triggered an extension of weekly benefits for ...