Massachusetts Government News

Three years ago, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts enacted a far-reaching health reform law that politicians and the media hailed as a model for other states and the federal government.

Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers are hoping to wrap up debate on a final version of a veterans benefits bill.

WASHINGTON Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections .

The hot new Republican hit on health care reform legislation came in the form of a press release from Rep.

The father of an autistic Massachusetts boy who died after his mother allegedly withheld cancer medication has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash.Eric Fraser died Thursday after being taken off life support earlier in the week.

A Marine helicopter pilot from Massachusetts who made the ultimate sacrifice was laid to rest.

Boston Herald General Economics Reporter Jay Fitzgerald has been a journalist and blogger for years.

Still another state library is under attack by the politicians. At a press conference on Thursday, October 29, the Governor's Office announced that Governor Patrick is considering closing the State Library of Massachusetts as a cost-saving measure.

A Massachusetts man has been indicted on new charges in an alleged terror plot to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and shoot people at American shopping malls.Tarek Mehanna , of Sudbury, is accused of conspiring with two other men - Ahmad Abousamra, who authorities say is now in Syria, and an unnamed cooperating witness.The 27-year-old Mehanna ...

Share + Nov 5, 2009 12:01 am US/Eastern Tamper-proof prescription pads, jail diversion programs and school-based drug counselors are some of the steps Massachusetts should adopt to stem OxyContin and heroin overdoses, according to a new report.

Massachusetts Tax collections have come in slightly over expectations in October.

Two organizations that represent the interests of technology companies in Massachusetts are combining forces.

Tufts University has dethroned Boston College as Massachusetts' costliest school, but both institutions and seven other Bay State colleges have joined the "$50,000 Club" - universities charging $50,000 or more per year.

The Education Department is reassuring the state of Massachusetts it does not agree with an internal watchdog who suggested the state was using economic stimulus money improperly.

Lawsuits against two meat companies claim a Massachusetts girl and a Rhode Island boy were sickened by ground beef contaminated by E. coli bacteria.

Voters at a town meeting in Dudley on Monday night added language to a town bylaw that makes it illegal to own more than three cats without a $50 residential kennel license.

A new state super agency that oversees most of Massachusetts' transportation needs has officially taken over.

Gerald Leader loves California wines but lives in Massachusetts, where state law sharply limits the ability of out-of-state wineries to ship their products directly to consumers.

A year out from the 2010 general election, five Republican candidates for governor are crisscrossing Iowa while a sixth hires well-known staffers but still hasn't committed to seeking the nomination.

Gasoline has edged up another three cents per gallon in Massachusetts, and has now soared 20 cents in the past three weeks.