It's less clear what reception the proposal will get across the hall. House Speaker Ron Mariano has said that he recognizes ...

It might be too late for parents to dream about a screen-free summer for their kids, but the Massachusetts Senate is moving ...

The Massachusetts Senate is moving forward on a bill to ban cellphone use in all Massachusetts schools. The Joint Education ...

Massachusetts' highest court is imposing a legal protocol that could result in hundreds of criminal defendants being set free ...

State officials said that federal education grants that were expected to arrive July 1 are now instead under review “to make ...

State officials said Monday that $108 million in federal education grants that were expected to arrive July 1 are now instead ...

More than a quarter-century after voters revoked the right to vote from Bay Staters incarcerated on felonies, the ...

The growing fallout from a public defender work stoppage could now set criminal defendants free across Massachusetts.

To find out which industries are bankrolling state leaders, the Globe analyzed about 9,000 contributions made last year to ...

Trump's so-called "big, beautiful" bill extends the tax cuts Republicans passed in 2017, and includes new spending on defense ...

Legislators are offering Healey some bulwarks against federal or economic upheaval. Negotiators scaled back their original ...

The Block in Natick Center: Getting closer, but 2026 should be the big year The Block building at 1 South Main St. in the ...