Politics

The Supreme Judicial Court rejected challenges seeking to block questions on the employment rights and benefits of drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft.

One last-minute amendment: expanding the state’s bottle redemption law and doubling the deposit’s value.

The bill omits the option for cities and towns to enact a tax on sales over $1 million.

Representatives say the legislation could stem the tide of deteriorating maternal health outcomes, particularly among people of color.

The civic startup will face some significant hurdles in its quest for full party status.

People who lived through it and have spent time reflecting on it still part ways on what it meant.

Massachusetts on Thursday became the 49th state to prohibit revenge pornography, with the governor signing a bill that also cracks down on sexual harassment and coercive control by domestic abusers

Massachusetts state lawmakers hope to finalize a gun reform bill in the next six weeks.

Lawmakers are also trying to reach a deal on a $58 billion state budget by a July 1 deadline.

A challenge from the restaurant industry sought to block the question from going before voters.