Michael P. Norton

As she seeks a second term, Gov. Maura Healey holds comfortable leads over two Republican challengers but voters in a new poll also showed they increasingly believe Massachusetts is on

As she seeks a second term, Gov. Maura Healey holds comfortable leads over two Republican challengers but voters in a new poll also showed they increasingly believe Massachusetts is on the wrong track.

The Massachusetts unemployment rate held at 4.7% in April, nearly half a percentage point higher than the national rate, but employers here added 8,500 jobs last month, state officials reported

The Massachusetts unemployment rate held at 4.7% in April, nearly half a percentage point higher than the national rate, but employers here added 8,500 jobs last month, state officials reported Friday.

She's waiting for the results of an investigation, but Gov. Maura Healey is already predicting that "people will lose their jobs" after a Boston 25 News report on suspected overtime

After resisting, the Senate plans to provide financial information that Auditor Diana DiZoglio has long requested as part of a probe of the Legislature authorized under a 2024 law.

The Senate voted 33-6 to pass a resolution laying out the history of its dispute with the auditor and making it clear that senators are limiting the records they will provide to those discussed in recent litigation.

Inspector General Jeff Shapiro dropped his final report on county sheriffs’ spending Monday morning and it hit Beacon Hill with a thud, and blame to go around.

Inspector General Jeff Shapiro dropped his final report on county sheriffs' spending Monday morning and it hit Beacon Hill with a thud, and blame to go around.

Sen. Mark Montigny and Republicans say the Senate should ask the Supreme Judicial Court whether auditing the Legislature is constitutional.