BOSTON (AP) — Two Massachusetts state lawmakers want to make it easier for communities to purchase dormant railroad tracks to convert into recreational trails.

BOSTON (AP) — Beacon Hill lawmakers are planning a public hearing on health insurance bills, including one that aims to create a "Medicare for all" system in Massachusetts.

BOSTON (AP) — A legislative panel is considering a statewide ban on single-use plastic shopping bags in Massachusetts.

Under the legislation scheduled for a public hearing on Tuesday by the...

BOSTON (AP) — The reluctance of harassment victims to come forward with complaints against the state Legislature demonstrates the need for an independent commission that could investigate any allegations, a senator said on Friday.

Sen. Jamie Eldridge, a Democrat from Acton, said he plans to file legislation establishing the permanent, nine-member commission in the coming days.

"There is a fear that if someone complains, they will be marginalized or retaliated against," Eldridge said.

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts environmentalists have long dreamed of a future 100 percent free of fossil fuels.

Now they have a date: 2050.

That's just three decades away, but backers of the effort, including dozens of Beacon Hill lawmakers, say it's realistic, provided the state starts carving out a path now.

BOSTON (AP) — A state senator was among nearly three dozen people arrested after they sat down on a Cambridge street during a demonstration in support of a $15 hourly minimum wage.