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Budget veto creates questions around future of Mass. youth suicide helpline
Around 1,700 people have messaged the Hey Sam text service for help since it launched last year. -
Free school meals now permanent in Mass. with new state budget
Healey signed her first state budget as governor Wednesday, vetoing just over $200 million in spending. -
7 state troopers suspended for refusing COVID vaccination can return to their jobs
An arbitrator ruled that the Massachusetts troopers be offered their jobs back with retroactive pay. -
The Mass. Legislature’s 99 problems
This week’s budget deal was a rare sign of common ground. -
State lawmakers pass $56 billion state budget, a month late
Tax relief talks continue, with a deal not expected until after Labor Day. -
State Senate passes bills on gender-neutral birth records, ID access for homeless people
Both bills have passed the Senate before, and now it's up to the House. -
Auditor DiZoglio asks for AG's support in her audit of the Legislature
She's pursuing litigation after top Massachusetts lawmakers refused to comply with her probe. -
Bill would make kids without legal immigration status eligible for MassHealth
Supporters say more than 30,000 children and young adults are ineligible for full MassHealth coverage because of their immigration status. -
With support from US Rep. Pressley, State House staffers keep union push alive
Union backers hope to pass a bill that would extend collective bargaining rights to Beacon Hill's legislative aides. -
The pandemic brought new rules for assisted living facilities. Will Massachusetts keep them?
Some family members say they'd rather see nurses perform the tasks that otherwise fall to outside providers or untrained relatives.
