BOSTON (AP) — The governors of Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island and New Hampshire are planning to meet to discuss transportation issues.

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Department of Public Health report shows the number of people who have died of opioid-related overdoses fell nearly 11% in the first six months of 2019.

BOSTON (AP) — State transportation officials have signed off on weekend closures of key portions of subway lines in the fall to speed up desperately needed repairs to the aging Boston-area transit...

BOSTON (AP) — Traffic congestion in Massachusetts has reached a tipping point as the state's existing transportation infrastructure bumps up against a surging economy.

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts legislators probing the state's Registry of Motor Vehicles in the aftermath of a crash that killed seven motorcyclists are growing impatient with state officials'...

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — Taunton Mayor Thomas Hoye plans to step down after Gov. Charlie Baker nominated him to the post of Bristol County Register of Probate.

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker has vetoed a bill that would allow unions representing public workers to charge non-members costs associated with representing them through the grievance...

BOSTON (AP) — If you plan on dining out during the state's sales tax holiday later this month, you'll still have to pay the 6.25 percent Massachusetts meals tax.

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Legislature has begun a summer recess without finalizing several key bills.

The House and Senate met until nearly midnight on Wednesday but never took what...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday signed an overdue $43.3 billion state budget into law, hours before a stopgap spending plan for state government was about to...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday he did not learn of problems his state's Registry of Motor Vehicles had with processing notifications sent by other states until after...

YARMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts' governor has announced emergency financial help for Cape Cod businesses recovering from last week's tornados.

BOSTON (AP) — For the second consecutive year, Massachusetts has racked up a sizeable year-end budget surplus.

State Revenue Commissioner Christopher Harding says a preliminary accounting of...

BOSTON (AP) — Two state lawmakers are demanding an end to most non-disclosure agreements in state government.

Democratic Sen. Diana DiZoglio and Republican Rep. Alyson Sullivan are also...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers will again attempt to hold a hearing into lapses at the state motor vehicle department exposed by a New Hampshire crash that killed seven...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' governor is proposing a new tax break to encourage companies to let their employees work from home.

Republican Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday the goal is to...

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate has approved legislation banning child marriage.

The state Senate unanimously approved Thursday a bill preventing persons under the age of 18 from...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker has activated the Massachusetts National Guard to help cleanup and recovery efforts in four Cape Cod communities struck by tornadoes and high winds this...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts House lawmakers have approved legislation creating a $1.3 billion fund to help local cities and towns address climate change.

HARWICH, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says he'll seek a federal disaster declaration to support cleanup and recovery efforts on Cape Cod after a tornado and high winds caused...

BOSTON (AP) — Nearly a month into the new budget year, Massachusetts is finally on track to have a spending plan in place. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker is weighing a $43.1 billion budget approved...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers opened and then abruptly suspended their inquiry Monday into troubles at the state motor vehicle department that were exposed by a crash that killed seven...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to learn more about problems at the Registry of Motor Vehicles exposed in the wake of a crash that killed seven motorcyclists in New...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is filing legislation aimed at toughening regulations for commercial drivers.

The bill follows a deadly crash last month that killed seven...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker's administration says transgender soldiers remain welcome in the Massachusetts National Guard, despite President Donald Trump's ban on transgender people serving...

BOSTON (AP) — A top Democrat in the Legislature asked Republican Gov. Charlie Baker to file another stopgap budget as talks aimed at producing a permanent state spending plan for the fiscal year...

BOSTON (AP) — Republican Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday condemned President Donald Trump's attack on Twitter aimed at four Democratic congresswomen of color.

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker is recommending changes to a bill that would let unions representing public workers charge non-members costs associated with representing them through the...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker proposed legislation Wednesday that would push ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to provide more information about where and when they're...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts plans to use $86 million it received through the sale of General Electric's Boston headquarters to fund an affordable housing program.

BOSTON (AP) — A state commission is recommending Massachusetts end the practice of sending men with substance abuse issues to correctional facilities for treatment.

BOSTON (AP) — Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito is outpacing Gov. Charlie Baker when it comes to raking in campaign cash.

Polito pulled in more donations than Baker in five of the first six months of...

BOSTON (AP) — More than 800 Massachusetts drivers have had their licenses suspended as officials continue to discover notifications of serious out-of-state driving violations that had not been...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers have sent a bill to Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's desk that would give the state's public labor unions a little relief from a 2018 Supreme Court ruling that...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is starting the 2020 fiscal year without a new state budget in place.

The fiscal year begins Monday, but Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers have failed to...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled a plan Tuesday to speed up construction projects on Greater Boston's public transit system after a pair of subway car derailments earlier this month...

BOSTON (AP) — Negotiations between Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers over differences in a proposed $42.7 billion state budget likely won't wrap up in time to have the spending plan in...

GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources has extended the deadline for public comment on changes to regulations for using fuel from felled trees as a source of...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts officials are expanding an early college initiative that allows thousands of students to study and earn college credits before they even graduate high...

BOSTON (AP) — Activists on both sides of the abortion issue are expected to converge on the Massachusetts Statehouse for a public hearing on bills aimed at expanding or restricting abortion...

BOSTON (AP) — Hundreds have gathered in Boston to celebrate the opening of a park named in honor of the youngest victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker has signed a bill delaying by three months the start of a payroll tax on businesses to pay for the state's new paid family and medical leave program.

BOSTON (AP) — Frustrated by the lack of progress on legislation to revamp Massachusetts' education funding, advocates raised the stakes Thursday by asking a court to declare that students in...

BOSTON (AP) — Beacon Hill's top political leaders say they've agreed to delay by three months a requirement that Massachusetts businesses begin contributing to the state's new paid family and...

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Legislature may renew a longstanding debate over whether the state should move to a graduated income tax.

A proposal that would allow higher levels of income...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Senate is backing legislation to authorize a pilot program to attempt to establish supervised injection sites for drug users.

BOSTON (AP) — Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has signed a bill providing $200 million to cities and towns for local infrastructure projects.

BOSTON (AP) — State budget negotiations are about to get started at the Massachusetts Statehouse.

A House-Senate conference committee is expected to begin closed-door talks on a final...