A veteran lawmaker, state Senator Peter Durant Durant twice flipped what had been Democratic districts to win a seat in the House and later the Senate.

Gov. Maura Healey said her legislation to tax candy sales was just "an idea" as she talked about the Bay State's revenue ...

The candy tax Healey is proposing is part of her $62 billion budget that she filed with the Legislature last week.

Gov. Maura Healey’s top housing deputy met privately with Democratic Senators Wednesday to discuss funding for the emergency ...

Gov. Maura Healey’s top housing deputy met privately with Democratic senators on Wednesday to discuss funding for the emergency shelter system, which is projected to run out of ...

South Florida is home to hundreds of thousands of people with roots in Colombia, according to federal government data, underscoring the longstanding and deep ties between the region and the ...

Massachusetts Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr discusses Healey's new budget proposal, state spending and the state ...

The Massachusetts House of Representatives’ budget chief told the Healey administration Wednesday that the branch needs more ...

City of Boston officials joined Federal and State leaders to announce new funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for key coastal resilience projects including one in East Boston.

Massachusetts politicians were fine with the economic costs of protecting endangered species – but only when it meant ...

President-elect Donald Trump has yet to take office, but his influence already is rippling through state capitols.

Trump is poised to employ his mastery of spectacle to expand the oppressive forms of state violence at work in the US.