Sen. Markey urges Biden to issue preemptive pardons ahead of Trump's inauguration
The senator believes Trump will act in a revengeful way "towards individuals who he believes harmed him.”
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Tensions brew over proposed Shattuck redevelopment at Boston City Council hearing
Plans to add more than 800 beds, many for people recovering from addiction, drew sharp pushback at a City Council meeting Thursday. -
Massachusetts council approves pardoning people with misdemeanor cannabis convictions
Massachusetts joins several other states, including Rhode Island, Connecticut, Missouri and Oregon, in forgiving low-level marijuana offenders. -
Warren, Markey knock 'looting' of health care by private equity
The U.S. senators are looking for ways to prevent situations like Steward Health Care's financial crisis from happening again. -
Lawmakers float ways to beef up Healey's $4 billion housing bill
Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll says the scope of the bill matches the depth of the need for new housing. -
5 things to know about Boston's new planning department
The ordinance Mayor Michelle Wu signed Tuesday is about both policy and politics. -
Abortion is what's driving these Gen Z voters to the polls in 2024
Audrey Grant and Timothy Smyth both care strongly about abortion — but they’re on opposite sides of the issue. We asked them to talk about it. -
Ahead of NH primaries, two Republican college students debate the better candidate
Both conservatives were divided over support for Trump. -
A federal judge says migrants can sue the company that flew them to Martha's Vineyard
Migrants can sue an air transport company that they say misled them when it flew them from Texas to Martha's Vineyard. A judge dismissed claims against Florida officials, including Gov. Ron DeSantis. -
Samaritans marks 50 years of suicide prevention care
The organization says they've reached millions of people since they opened in 1974. -
Delahunt, dead at 82, remembered for work as prosecutor, Congressman
Delahunt died at home in Quincy's Marina Bay on Saturday at the age of 82 after "a long-term illness," a statement from his family said.
