The bill makes only "modest changes" to the cash-strapped system, while failing to address underlying problems, House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones Jr. said.

BOSTON — Massachusetts House Democrats trampled Republican-driven efforts Thursday to expand the information covered in background checks for state-run shelter applicants and reduce the amount of ...

Massachusetts Republicans propose a bill allowing girls' teams to opt out of playing against boys, citing safety and fairness, sparking debate over discrimination.

While President Donald Trump is in the midst of ramping up the federal government’s efforts to deport millions of people ...

English also said she traveled from Massachusetts to Washington, D.C., intending to kill other Republican political figures — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and House Speaker Mike Johnson ...

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is expected to seek a second term next year. In the meantime, some state Republicans are ...

John Deaton, who ran against Elizabeth Warren in the Massachusetts Senate race, talks about the state of politics on the ...

A veteran lawmaker, state Senator Peter Durant twice flipped what had been Democratic districts to win a seat in the House ...

As the Trump administration ramps up deportations, several Massachusetts Republicans are pushing for cooperation between ICE ...

Massachusetts Republicans are seeking to ... One of the bills, filed by state Representative Bradley Jones, a North Reading Republican and the House minority leader, would allow local officials ...

Defense attorney Maria Jacob said the woman only went to the Capitol “as a cry for help” and didn't intend to harm anybody.