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Candidates for Mass. governor urge tax cuts
Healey, Diehl and Doughty support the cuts while legislative leaders remain non-committal. -
Sports betting, but no tax breaks: Where state lawmakers did and didn't reach deals
Massachusetts legislators advanced climate, mental health, cannabis bills and more. -
Black and Latino lawmakers knock Baker's 'abhorrent' move on no-cost prison calls
Linkage with governor's pretrial detention bill sparks pushback. -
Baker signs sweeping reproductive rights bill
The new law protects providers of reproductive health, including abortions and gender-affirming care, from out-of-state legal action. -
Spilka says Senate doesn't 'see a path forward' for staff union
The Massachusetts Senate president did not elaborate on what, if any, structural changes would make union recognition possible. -
Mass. taxpayers will get billions back under obscure 1980s law, Baker says
The governor signs the state’s budget — keeps the fight alive for tougher pretrial detention. -
Cook sister celebrates Mass. banning hairstyle discrimination, five years after Malden incident
The state is the 18th to pass a version of the CROWN Act, which bans discrimination against hairstyles typically worn by people of color. -
Beacon Hill logjam: 5 things you should know
At stake: key legislation delayed until the last possible moment. -
Mass. House and Senate pass reproductive rights bill, now on governor’s desk
The governor said he was “hoping that we'll be able to have a [signing] ceremony for that one.” -
Mass. senators confident reproductive rights accord will become law
Awaiting details, Gov. Charlie Baker cites the issue’s national importance.
