WHILE YOU WERE GRILLING — If you missed the news that Gov. Maura Healey signed the state’s annual budget this weekend, we ...

The group that backed a successful ballot question to end the use of the MCAS as a high school graduation requirement paid a ...

Cambridge City Councilor Paul Toner, who is accused of paying for commercial sex multiple times at a local brothel, announced ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey defended her record from criticism from her two Republican challengers for governor ...

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BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Elon Musk said he’s carrying out his threat to form a new political party after his fissure with President Donald Trump, announcing the America Party in response to the ...

DOLLAR SIGNS — Gov. Maura Healey will report raising $565,000 in June, according to her campaign, her biggest single-month ...

Even so, that figure is roughly 3 million to 6 million people – which would be a significant increase over the estimated 5.5 million Americans currently living abroad. As with many migration flows, ...

A group of cats are campaigning for Bike Path Mayor in Somerville. One promises to “Make Cats Outside Again,” another is part ...

Massachusetts’ wealthiest neighborhoods stand to gain significantly from a key provision in the so-called "one big beautiful ...

As barbecue season heats up, so does political chatter about a possible primary battle between Senator Ed Markey and ...

There are multiple protests, as well as a boycott, being planned for America’s birthday this year to protest President Donald ...