The new data comes as the postal service faces increased scrutiny over whether it will be able to deliver mail-in ballots on time for the election.

The protest comes after DESE sent a letter Tuesday to Massachusetts school superintendents, offering a directive on how a new color-coded map should play a role in their reopening decisions.

"The Massachusetts Playbook" author called in to Boston Public Radio to discuss the latest headlines in Mass. politics.

The allegations come as the 31-year old mayor is campaigning to unseat Rep. Richard Neal in the Democratic Primary in September.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the state rose nearly 25 percent over the last week.

Paradis said chronic staffing shortages, mandated overtime, and the need of infrastructure facility upgrades caused many problems for the Soldiers' Home.

The outlines of the story are clear, but its lessons are ambiguous.

Republican Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration said Thursday that the commissioner of the state’s Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will remain on paid leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation.

Baker has proposed new legislation to allow better statewide coordination of mosquito control efforts,

Three days after announcing the first case of the season, state public health officials said the virus has been detected in in a second mosquito sample.