The candy tax Healey is proposing is part of her $62 billion budget that she filed with the Legislature last week.

Investigators are working to determine if strong wind gusts are to blame for the deadly collapse of a home under construction ...

Immigration agents detained an 18-year-old from Lynn, Massachusetts, despite her being in the country legally, her former attorney said.

For her first official trip back to the Bay Area since being sworn into the 119th Congress, Rep. Lateefah Simon was hoping to ...

Reps. David Rogers of Cambridge and Frank Moran of Lawrence and Sen. Adam Gomez of Springfield filed legislation (HD 4072 / ...

Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll hosted the group's first full meeting at the State House in ...

The rally attendees, many of whom were from advocacy organizations, carried picket signs with messages like “Don’t deport the ...

The action may spark organizations to reach out to individual donors in order to lessen their reliance on government monies.

A national shortage of medical assistants leaves hospitals and clinics in a tight spot as they attempt to find new hires to ...

Statewide, the average tax bill for a single-family home is $7,735, an increase of $336 from last year, according to Massachusetts Department of Revenue figures. But that tax burden varies greatly ...

If anyone tells you that they’re only focused on violent criminals, they are lying,” state Sen. Liz Miranda, of Boston, said.

"I've never heard a 50-person crowd be that loud." Matt Rife is on a surprise comedy tour, but we have some ideas where he'll ...