State poised to sink more money into the Big Dig
It was forged a decade ago and filled with hundreds of millions of dollars. Now the state's transportation chief is looking to tap into a trust fund for Big Dig repairs.In 2008 contractors agreed to...
View ArticleSchools and students adjust to computer-based MCAS
Students across Massachusetts are not only adjusting to a new statewide standardized exam, but are also getting used to taking it without a pencil and paper.
View ArticleMassachusetts AG among 17 opposing concealed gun permit bill
A federal proposal that would require states to recognize concealed handgun permits issued in other states has come under fire from attorneys general in Massachusetts and 16 other states.
View ArticleMEMA ADVISORY: Storm impacts and lingering strong winds through Monday
Conditions will slowly improve early this morning as wind and rain subsides from Rhode Island into central and eastern Massachusetts. Winds currently are strongest along the east coast and in southeast...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Criminal justice reform gets (partly) done
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.Justice comes to those who wait ... and wait ... and wait.The idea of criminal justice reform has been held out for years by Beacon Hill legislators...
View ArticleMEMA: Utilities work to restore power to more than 120,000 in wake of storm
Winds to pick up Tuesday, temperatures to drop overnight making outages a concern.
View ArticleLegislative leaders say they've dealt with sexual harassment complaints
The leaders of the House and Senate both acknowledged Monday that their offices have received complaints of sexual harassment occurring at the State House, but neither man would go so far as to blame a...
View ArticleMore than 31,000 still without power due to Sunday's storm
MEMA reported 31,300 outages as of 3 p.m. Wednesday, mostly in the Merrimack Valley and Essex County.
View ArticleWITH POLL: 5 things to consider about Massachusetts changing time zones
Turning the clock back in the fall could become a thing of the past in Massachusetts. A special commission created by the state Legislature voted Wednesday to adopt a report recommending that moving...
View ArticleAgritourism trend brings weddings, concerts and more to farms
Many farmers in Massachusetts are increasingly discovering a new source of revenue and exposure.
View ArticleINTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: ADL data shows Massachusetts 3rd in nation for...
Massachusetts ranks third in the nation the number of anti-Semitic incidents so far in 2017, a number that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) says is up 44 percent from 2016.The ADL states there were 117...
View ArticleLicense plates bring millions to Massachusetts charities and nonprofits
License plates are major moneymakers and marketing tools in Massachusetts, raising more than $5 million a year for various nonprofit groups across the state
View ArticleWITH POLL: 5 things to consider about Massachusetts changing time zones
Turning the clock back in the fall could become a thing of the past in Massachusetts. A special commission created by the state Legislature voted Wednesday to adopt a report recommending that moving...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Bumping heads on budget bill
Trace amounts of bad blood were left spattered on the pages of a budget bill passed by the Legislature last week, and it wasn't just the corn starch remnants of a Halloween costume gone awry.
View ArticleGov. Baker to launch hate crimes task force
Days after new data reported that anti-Semitic hate crimes have increased in New England by about one third over last year, a state task force created in the 1990s to combat hate crimes will be revived...
View ArticleELECTION: Turnout Tuesday depends on intensity of local races, Galvin says
The prospects for a strong showing at the polls in Boston Tuesday when voters will decide whether to give Mayor Marty Walsh a second term "so far has not been terribly encouraging," Secretary of State...
View ArticleMass. 2018 election menu shaping up as feast for voters
The 2017 elections may have lacked the drama and intrigue for many voters looking for a reason to be engaged. But next year's cycle should more than make up for it.Care about transportation and the...
View ArticlePOT PRIMER: The past and future of marijuana in Massachusetts
A cheat sheet for the upcoming State House News Forum
View ArticleTurkeys a conservation success story in Massachusetts
For more than 100 years, there were no wild turkeys in Massachusetts.
View Article5 things to know about marijuana in Massachusetts
One year after Massachusetts voters passed a ballot question legalizing marijuana, legal pot sales remain several months away.One year after Massachusetts voters passed a ballot question legalizing...
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