Michael P. Norton/SHNS The latest increase in gas prices means motorists in Massachusetts are now paying $1.33 more per gallon than they were paying at this...
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service Less than two years after Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to ban the sale of flavored...
By Katie Lannan Now that federal officials have given a green light to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11, Massachusetts parents are able...
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service NOV. 3, 2021…..A push to amend the Legislature’s draft Congressional map to unite Fall River and New Bedford in...
By Katie Lannan As supporters of a government-based, single-payer health care system made their case to the Health Care Financing Committee that adopting such a model...
By Colin A. Young Some businesses have trimmed their hours, changed the way they serve customers, or hiked wages and sweetened benefits to entice applicants as...
By Colin A. Young State House News Service OCT. 27, 2021…..About half a million Massachusetts households, mostly on the South Shore and down onto Cape Cod,...
By Matt Murphy Former Gov. Deval Patrick tried repeatedly without success to tax soda and voters in 2010 rejected higher taxes on alcohol, but supporters of...
By Chris Lisinski The statewide unemployment rate rose from 5 percent to 5.2 percent in September, while employers reported adding 11,900 jobs across Massachusetts last month,...
By Colin A. Young The fine details are still being worked out, but the Baker administration expects there will be about 700 locations across the state...
