Massachusetts' state spending has boomed since the onset of the pandemic, a Globe review found, far outpacing previous eras.

Senate Democrats forged ahead Wednesday with reforms and more funding for the state's family shelter system, adopting some ...

Mass. Senate lawmakers passed some session rules aiming to make the legislative process a little easier for people in the ...

House Democrats quietly hired a politically connected Boston law firm helmed by a former deputy state attorney general, ...

They pushed for bills that would improve air quality and increase climate education in public schools, among others.

Top House budget writers released a $425 million spending bill to fund state-run shelters that seeks to temporarily cap the ...

The Massachusetts House is expected to pass a $425 million bill to address the state's emergency shelter crisis. The bill includes new restrictions on eligibility for shelter, including a six-month ...

State will pay $2.034B to the federal government from the employer-funded unemployment insurance trust fund and $73M in ...

"I think the thing that the Healey Administration is most worried about hasn't happened yet," an experienced State House ...

Along with musical performances and talks by members of the Black Empowerment Council, Gov. Maura Healey highlighted the ...

Black men and women, who serve at the highest levels of Massachusetts state government, gather at State House to discuss service, progress and what remains to be done.

Gov. Maura Healey’s administration has spent nearly $500 million on the state-run shelter system in fiscal year 2025, ...