The state has been conducting searches for sex offenses and outstanding warrants — but not checks of past criminal activity.

GOING LOCAL — Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House alongside a Republican-led Congress in D.C. has some ...

Governor Maura Healey signed a law Wednesday that bans the sale of puppies and kittens under eight weeks old, as well as the ...

Massachusetts spent $10.26 billion on state payroll during 2024, and 1,249 state employees earned more than the governor — ...

The hospital oversight law creates a task force focused on improving primary care access, delivery and financial stability, a ...

The grants include funding for McGrath Highway in Somerville, station improvements at JFK/UMass in Boston and electric ...

A Republican senator backed by a coalition of gun rights advocates plans to file a suite of bills this month that attempt to ...

Gov. Maura Healey signed a law that bans the sale of puppies and kittens under eight weeks old, as well as the roadside sale ...

Maura Healey is requesting a moment of silence on Thursday to honor the life of former President Jimmy Carter.

The Herald obtained the “Serious Incident Reports Tracker Data” through a public records request. Because the state withheld ...

Five rail-related projects are among those in Massachusetts to receive U.S. Department of Transportation funding under various Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grant programs, Gov. Maura Healey and the ...

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law a bill to ban the declawing of cats, legislation introduced by Senator ...