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

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

The bill would still need a vote from the majority-Democrat state Senate and Democratic Gov. Maura Healey before it could ...

Massachusetts senators and the Office of the State Auditor faced off Tuesday in a tense meeting about a legislative audit.

Crowd gathers on the Boston Common in front of the Massachusetts State House to protest the early actions of the Trump ...

This week at the State House in Boston, lawmakers worked on setting themselves up for success for the new 2-year session.

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

Massachusetts state senators voted on a bill that would dole out $425 million to keep the state's emergency shelter system ...

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.

A big increase in homelessness last year means Massachusetts now has the fifth-largest homeless population of any state in ...

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