New Massachusetts initiative boosts defense sector
The state is investing $47 million to support local companies working in the defense industry.
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Lawmakers shopping ideas to target supermarket surveillance
Massachusetts grocery stores could be banned from adjusting prices or sending targeted advertisements based on customers' biometric data under proposals gaining momentum in the Legislature. -
Massachusetts elections 2025: Everything you need to know to vote
Boston, Worcester, Cambridge and Everett will have elections this fall. Read up on what’s on your ballot. -
'Stop attacking our cities': Boston mayor responds to Trump administration on sanctuary cities
Wu was one of 32 mayors, county executives and governors who, earlier this month, received letters from Bondi threatening to withhold federal funding over sanctuary policies. -
Healey proposes releasing historical records of disabled people in state institutions
The measure, tucked into a spending bill, relates to historic records from the tens of thousands of people with disabilities who were institutionalized in Massachusetts. -
Massachusetts’ election chief pushes back against Trump’s call to end mail-in voting
Secretary of State Bill Galvin says vote-by-mail is effective, popular and secure in Massachusetts. -
Senators want more direct line between Massachusetts governor, National Guard chief
Lawmakers in Massachusetts have advanced a bill to realign the guard's chain of command here in a way they say would reflect the organization's evolving mission. -
Why aren’t more Mass. Dems urging Steve Tompkins to step down?
The longtime Suffolk County sheriff is facing extortion charges. -
Healey packs vaccine, wind, election policy into closeout budget
The governor is pitching a $2.45 billion spending bill to close the state's books for fiscal year 2025. -
Did Texas Dems’ visit to Massachusetts give Healey a political boost?
The visit put the governor at the center of the national political fray. -
‘Corruption’ or ‘just cheap’? Mixed reactions to sheriff’s extortion charges
Community reacts to news of charges against the Suffolk County sheriff.
