Michael P. Norton The U.S. on Sunday surpassed 30 million cases of COVID-19 and the most recent seven-day average of new cases, at 60,000 per day,...
Colin A. Young Vaccinated residents of long-term care facilities, congregate care facilities and assisted living residences can now host vaccinated guests in their rooms without physical...
Katie Lannan New state guidance sets out minimum safety standards for commencements and graduations held by colleges, universities and public and private K-12 schools, allowing the...
Chris Lisinski Gov. Charlie Baker over the weekend defended his administration’s “pretty incremental strategy” to relax COVID-19 restrictions and push Massachusetts forward into the final stage...
By Matt Murphy MARCH 19, 2021…..Efforts by the state to educate and convince all residents, particularly in some communities of color, that the COVID-19 vaccines are...
By Katie Lannan MARCH 18, 2021…..The Atlanta-area shooting this week that left eight people dead and stoked a wave of outrage and fear over anti-Asian violence...
By Matt Murphy and Michael P. Norton MARCH 16, 2021…..With an end-of-March deadline looming to pass legislation to stabilize the unemployment insurance system, Senate leaders on...
Matt Murphy Gov. Charlie Baker’s approval rating has tumbled since August, but the Republican would still be the favorite if he decided to run for a...
By Katie Lannan Both branches of the Massachusetts Legislature have now approved a three-month extension of pandemic-inspired voting reforms, setting the stage for a future debate...
State House News Service STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 12, 2021…..A year ago, the emerging coronavirus pandemic put most Beacon Hill legislating on hold. A year later,...
