Katie Lannan

A new report out Monday makes the case that state lawmakers must act soon to finish up work on major economic development legislation that's been

One lawmaker negotiating the final bill says they could strike a deal in the next few weeks.

The coalition working to strike a new state gun law off the books says it's met a key threshold to have voters decide the issue in 2026 and is forecasting a multi-front legal battle over the legislation.

Attorney General Andrea Campbell says it's up to the courts, not her, whether the findings involving three Massachusetts dioceses are released.

Gov. Maura Healey said Wednesday she's voting no on a ballot question that would change the pay structure for tipped employees out of concern it would lead to restaurant closures.

Lawmakers didn't comply with Auditor Diana DiZoglio's review, which recommends changes like an easier-to-use website.

Susan Williams Gifford, a longtime state representative from Wareham and one of just four female Republican lawmakers on Beacon Hill, died suddenly from cancer Tuesday.

Eight years after Massachusetts voters passed a ballot law legalizing the adult use of marijuana, state legislators are exploring whether there are

On a tree-lined street in Byfield, on the North Shore, Mark Tashjian stood on the front porch of a house.

Elections officials around the country are honest people who present honest tallies, Secretary of State Bill Galvin says.