If anyone tells you that they’re only focused on violent criminals, they are lying,” state Sen. Liz Miranda, of Boston, said.

The last word (maybe) on the long-standing belief that lawmakers overlook the western part of the state — and what can be ...

Lawmakers are poised to dive into a right-to-shelter law debate this year after Gov. Maura Healey recommended reforms aimed ...

There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. MORE BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOV. MAURA HEALEY – Here are some of ...

Attorney General Andrea Campbell and prosecutors from other states planned to sue President Donald Trump after his ...

Progressives are demanding Beacon Hill lawmakers reject Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed changes to state-run emergency shelters as other critics welcome the governor’s requests, some of which raise ...

Supporters of so-called “medical aid-in-dying” laws are making another push on Beacon Hill to approve a perennial proposal that would authorize physicians to administer lethal doses of drugs ...

Massachusetts lawmakers are set to duel this legislative session over the relationship between local police officers and ...

Boston's freezing temperatures are expected to begin to recover on Thursday with daytime highs rising into the 20s.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu suggested Monday that she hasn’t heard much feedback from Beacon Hill about the latest version of ...

ROSA PARKS DAY (H 3075): Gov. Healey signed into law a bill establishing February 4 as Rosa Parks in recognition of the historic civil rights leader.