Legislative leaders opted not to engage in serious negotiations with initiative petition proponents earlier in the year, when a compromise might have averted measures going to the ballot. And now, the...

In the next 25 years, Massachusetts needs to spend between $90 billion and $130 billion to adapt to threats from climate change.

The effort to change the state symbols, which Native Americans have long called offensive, has been hobbled for nearly a half-decade by disagreements and delays.

The use of AI to score Massachusetts’ standardized MCAS tests resulted in errors that affected hundreds of exams, the NBC10 Investigators learned.

As immigration arrests surged this summer, ICE held detainees for extended periods of time in its field office in Burlington, Mass. Two women who spent more than a week inside discuss the "horrible" c...

There are roughly 6,000 individuals incarcerated in the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (MADOC), and in 2025, 32% of these individuals were age 50 and older. Older incarcerated individuals hav...

The Legislature has long been criticized for operating with a level of opacity that keeps residents from knowing what's really going on at the State House.

LOWELL — The Attorney General’s Office recently released its findings relating to complaints filed earlier this year against the City Council alleging that the body violated several provisions of t…

The Democrats said it was beyond time for Congress to make good on its 1975 funding pledge.

From health insurance to immigration enforcement and higher ed taxes, the WBUR newsroom took a look at how some key provisions may have an impact on residents and programs in Massachusetts.

Dr. Kiame Mahaniah will take over on Monday. The change comes a period of unprecedented change in how medical and social services are delivered and funded.

Dr. Kiame Mahaniah will take over on Monday. The change comes a period of unprecedented change in how medical and social services are delivered and funded.

The information was revealed for the first time during a trial in federal court in Boston on Thursday.

Up to 300,000 are at risk of losing insurance coverage in the wake of Trump's Medicaid cuts.

A lawmaker wants to prevent ICE agents from wearing masks while on the job in Massachusetts.

The state budget slashed more than $40 million in funding for the Department of Transitional Assistance, which administers SNAP and other programs for poor families.

Massachusetts renters are poised to get some relief from onerous broker fees under a provision tucked into the 2026 spending package that Governor Maura Healey has pledged to sign.

The real scandal may be that this anonymous text, sent in the midst of a heated mayor’s race, is perfectly legal and largely unregulated.

YouTube video by ActonTV