Colin A. Young Maura Healey took the oath of office as the 73rd governor of Massachusetts at 12:32 p.m. Thursday, ascending to the state’s top job...
By Craig Sandler The new sheriff, who unseated incumbent Thomas Hodgson in a hard-fought and close campaign, thanked Hodgson on Tuesday for being a “professional and...
By Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 3, 2023…..The day before he departs from the seat of a government that he began leaving a mark on...
By Sam Drysdale and Chris Lisinski BOSTON – The Baker administration expects that the state’s emergency assistance shelter system will burn through available funding and no...
By Colin A. Young Beacon Hill seems to have more money than it knows what to do with these days, and lawmakers could soon have even...
By Colin A. Young and Sam Drysdale DEC. 30, 2022…..The state’s top officials are in line for substantial pay raises in the new year, with constitutional...
By Chris Lisinski DEC. 29, 2022…..Lawmakers could make a late-session push to crack down on distribution of sexually explicit content without a subject’s consent, often referred...
By Colin A. Young With the new year approaching, the American Lung Association is encouraging the 11.1 percent of Massachusetts residents who smoke to resolve to...
By Chris Lisinski DEC. 27, 2022…..Crossing off a late-session to-do list item, lawmakers on Tuesday sent Gov. Charlie Baker a revised road safety bill that they...
By Colin A. Young The Gaming Commission on Thursday moved towards narrowing down the date for the launch of legal in-person sports betting in Massachusetts and...
