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Massachusetts Governor Healey seeks $100 million more just days after signing new budget
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, July 15, 2026…..Less than a week after signing the new state budget, Gov. Maura Healey filed a…
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Food Insecurity Soars as Massachusetts Underfunds SNAP Caseworkers
By Alison Kuznitz Days after Gov. Maura Healey signed the new state budget, food security advocates are already asking for…
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Massachusetts House passes $561M policy-heavy catch-all bill; here’s what’s in it from AI to horse race bets
Sam Drysdale and Katie Castellani STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, July 8, 2026…..After disposing of nearly 700 amendments and adding about $136 million to…
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Dead Signatures and Copied Signatures Haunt Massachusetts GOP Lieutenant Governor Bid
By Katie Castellani Allegations of signatures from dead people and a mysterious list of voters were featured in hours of…
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Massachusetts Democrats say legislation will result in more than $14 billion in utility ratepayer savings over 10 years; here are the details
By Colin Young June 24, 2026…..Senate Democrats unveiled their long-awaited answer Wednesday morning to the soaring utility bills that have…
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Massachusetts rent control question disqualified due to religious exemption
COLIN A. YOUNG June 23, 2026……Massachusetts voters will not have the opportunity to repeal the state’s three-decade ban on rent…
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Supreme Court strikes down Massachusetts ballot question to significantly reduce state’s income tax blaming AG’s “significantly misleading” summary of the proposal
BY MICHAEL NORTON June 18, 2026……A blockbuster ballot question calling for a major reduction in the state income tax was…
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Massachusetts Governor Healey signs $1.56 billion spending bill, disabilities languaging bill; here’s what’s in it
Sam Drysdale June 12, 2026…..Gov. Maura Healey on Friday signed a $1.56 billion transportation and education spending bill and legislation…
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Massachusetts Opioid deaths fall below 1,000 for first year since 2013
BY ALISON KUZNITZ The number of opioid-related overdose fatalities fell below 1,000 for the first time in more than a…
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Massachusetts House Passes Summer Last Call Extension to 3 a.m.
BY ELLA ADAMS The House approved a proposal Thursday that would enable Massachusetts bars to push their last call to…
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