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.

Some health care providers nationally have canceled or postponed appointments due to potential lawsuits and loss of federal ...

And so farewell, ex-state Sen. Dean Tran, convicted welfare chiseler and income-tax evader, another hack Massachusetts politician who retired due to ill health – the voters got sick of him.

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 funding ...

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

With rare exceptions, anyone who resorts to such language isn’t trying to engage in debate; they are trying to shut off ...

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

Amy Carnevale, chair of the Massachusetts GOP, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss how Trump's immigration policy could affect Massachusetts. Carnevale referred to the rising cost of the ...

“Sheriffs are going to be emboldened,” said Thomas Hodgson, who served as sheriff of Bristol County, Massachusetts ... of Trump’s inauguration, many Republican sheriffs believe they have ...

“It should be the complete opposite,” Massachusetts GOP spokesman Logan Trupiano said in a statement Wednesday. “We need to ensure that emergency shelters are reserved for long-term ...

Members of the Massachusetts GOP in August accused Healey of going on a secret $1 billion spending spree to house migrants. The state also allegedly allocated nearly $400,000 to “vaccine record ...