WESTFIELD — Legislators want Gov. Maura T. Healey to boost Hampden County’s presence on the Massachusetts Appeals Court. And ...

After voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots to eliminate the requirement that high school students pass the MCAS exam in ...

A backlash to standardized tests has been fueled by complaints they take up too much classroom time and questions about how ...

After months of delay, the Legislature sent a major clean energy bill to Gov. Maura Healey’s desk amid shifting national ...

Massachusetts state officials are making a sudden U-turn, months after threatening to revoke the commercial driver’s licenses ...

The House and Senate both accepted a conference committee report that emerged Tuesday night recommending $3.96 billion in ...

Praising his "wealth of experience in correctional management" and "forward-looking vision," Healey's office said Friday the ...

Most states haven’t fined a single company for publishing directory errors since 2019. When they do, the penalties have been ...

The U.S. Drought Monitor currently classifies just over 66% of the state as being in a severe drought covering most of the ...

House Speaker Ron Mariano took a dim view of the possibility of top Democrats reaching compromise on hospital oversight or ...

If signed into law by Gov. Maura Healey, the new bill will promote energy storage and allow for longer-term contracts for ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed legislation allowing state residents access to follow-up breast cancer screenings ...