AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker will deliver the keynote commencement speech next month at the University of Massachusetts' flagship campus in Amherst.

BOSTON (AP) — A proposed tax on manufacturers of opioid medications sold in Massachusetts may yet be debated by state lawmakers.

Republican Gov. Charlie Baker originally asked for the 15...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker's administration is increasing the amount of funding available to help low-income residents pay their heating bills.

BOSTON (AP) — A $42.7 billion state budget unveiled by House Democratic leaders on Wednesday proposes additional spending on education but pumps the brakes on calls for new taxes and the...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed a bill banning LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors, which critics decry as a harmful and medically discredited attempt to change a...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker has vetoed a bill that would abolish a Massachusetts rule denying additional welfare benefits to children born into families already receiving public...

BOSTON (AP) — Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito has raised more than twice as much in campaign donations during the first three months of the year compared to Gov. Charlie Baker.

BOSTON (AP) — Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins does not appear to be backing off her criticism of Republican Gov. Charlie Baker despite what the governor called a "constructive and...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts officials have launched a new effort to educate motorists about distracted driving.

The campaign announced by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's administration...

BOSTON (AP) — The thorny question of abortion rights is again taking center stage on Beacon Hill and putting some top officials in an uncomfortable spot, chief among them Gov. Charlie...

BOSTON (AP) — Activists are hoping to persuade Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and state lawmakers to allow drug user to shoot up at supervised injection sites in Massachusetts.

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts, led by a Republican governor, has become the first state to approve money to offset the potential loss of federal funding to women's reproductive health organizations...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers have sent Gov. Charlie Baker a bill banning LGBTQ conversion therapy, which critics decry as a harmful and medically-discredited attempt to change a person's...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker is distancing himself from criticism lobbed by the head of the Massachusetts Republican Party at Democratic lawmakers who support a bill that would allow greater...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker has signed a spending bill that funds a statewide examination of Massachusetts' natural gas distribution system.

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed a bill approving $8 million to offset the potential loss of federal funding to women's reproductive health organizations under a new Trump...

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate has approved legislation that would prohibit LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors in Massachusetts.

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate has joined the House in approving $8 million to offset the potential loss of federal funding to women's reproductive health organizations under a new Trump...

BOSTON (AP) — Legislation that would abolish a Massachusetts rule that denies additional welfare benefits to children born into families already receiving public assistance is once again headed...

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House overwhelmingly approved $8 million Wednesday to offset the potential loss of federal funding to women's reproductive health organizations under a new Trump...

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate has scheduled debate on legislation that would prohibit LGBTQ conversion therapy in Massachusetts.

The House-passed bill has been placed on the Senate...

BOSTON (AP) — Supporters of tougher laws aimed at curbing distracted driving will be making their case to a legislative committee on Beacon Hill.

BOSTON (AP) — Opponents of a bill that would ban LGBTQ conversion therapy in Massachusetts say they will likely challenge the measure in court if it becomes law.

BOSTON (AP) — In a story March 16 about education funding legislation in Massachusetts, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a hearing was scheduled for Tuesday. The correct day is...

BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of revelers crowded the streets of Boston for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade, many wearing green and waving Irish flags as they watched Revolutionary War re-enactors...

BOSTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials are planning to hold an active shooter exercise at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

State police say the Massachusetts Convention Center...

BOSTON (AP) — A bill approved by the Massachusetts House would abolish a rule that denies welfare benefits to children born into families already receiving public assistance.

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts House lawmakers have approved legislation that would ban so-called gay conversion therapy for minors.

Supporters of the ban say the practice — which aims to alter...

BOSTON (AP) — A proposal that could clear the way for more lobster processing in Massachusetts has made it through the state Senate.

Republican Sen. Bruce Tarr of Gloucester wants to reform...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is pushing a slew of road safety proposals from banning drivers from holding cellphones to letting police stop motorists for not wearing seatbelts as...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers are pushing legislation to ban so-called "gay conversion therapy" for minors.

The legislature's Committee on Children, Families and Persons with...

BOSTON (AP) — After falling short at the finish line last year, supporters of an effort to roll back a Massachusetts rule that denies welfare benefits to children born into families already...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has tapped a Maine native who spent the last eight years working on climate and energy policy in Massachusetts to serve as her new energy office...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers are planning to hold their first hearing on Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's proposed $42.7 billion state budget for the fiscal year that starts in...

BOSTON (AP) — Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's re-election campaign got a big boost from independent expenditure political action committees — also known as super PACs.

BOSTON (AP) — Ask Gov. Charlie Baker what the biggest threat is to the state's sizzling economy, and he's likely to say the sluggish growth in new housing.

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker brushed aside on Wednesday a proposal for Massachusetts to allow supervised injection sites for drug users.

BOSTON (AP) — A legislative commission is recommending state lawmakers approve the creation of one or more supervised injection sites for drug users in Massachusetts.

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker's chief legal counsel is stepping down after four years on the job.

Baker announced Tuesday that Lon Povich (POH'-vich) will leave state government next...

BOSTON (AP) — The state's court system has issued six orders allowing police to confiscate firearms from individuals since a so-called "red flag" law took effect last summer.

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker has described himself as a big fan of former Gov. William Weld, while making no secret that he isn't much of a fan of President Donald Trump.

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts officials raised major concerns Wednesday about Entergy's proposed sale of the soon-to-be-closed Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth to another company for...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker has named a new head of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

Samantha Phillips will take over from outgoing MEMA Director Kurt Schwartz as head of...

BOSTON (AP) — Republican Gov. Charlie Baker isn't ready to throw his support behind the likely presidential bid of his predecessor and one-time boss.

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Auditor Suzanne Bump is calling on the state Human Resources Division to provide greater oversight of executive branch agency compliance with the diversity and affirmative action policies of Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's administration.

The Democrat said this week executive branch agencies are required to submit affirmative action and diversity plans that set goals and strategies to diversify the state government workforce.

BOSTON (AP) — With steps big and small, Massachusetts is moving toward a more environmentally friendly future in which the state will rely increasingly on renewable energy.

One step came this week when Republican Gov. Charlie Baker announced more than $500,000 in funding for what he described as eight "early-stage clean energy companies."

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is making $7.7 million in grant money available to help cities stem gang violence.

Gov. Charlie Baker's administration says the funding comes from a 13-year-old anti-gang initiative named for the late Sen. Charles Shannon, who was a police officer before being serving in the Massachusetts Legislature.

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is in a better position to deal with another federal government shutdown.

That's according to Republican Gov. Charlie Baker who said Monday top officials in his administration and the Democratic-controlled Legislature have met to prepare in the event of a second shutdown.