State lawmakers have adjourned until the new session--let's dive into the major policies they passed into law this year.

For the first time in more than 20 years, trains in the MBTA can run at full speed throughout the entire subway system. Officials celebrated the elimination of the last slow zones — areas where wear ...

Massachusetts lawmakers are set to trudge back to Beacon Hill Wednesday morning after ringing in the new year to kick off the ...

Many of the laws passed by the Massachusetts Legislature and signed by Gov. Maura Healey in 2024 have already kicked in. But ...

The legislative potpourri included a swath of hyper-local bills, animal-focused legislation, and an 11th-hour bid to prevent ...

Boston could soon gain the authority to impose fines of up to $2,000 for property owners, landlords and businesses that violate the city's sanitary code, under a bill that Beacon Hill lawmakers sent ...

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Legislature approved a bill Monday aimed at closing loopholes in the state's health care market regulatory process exposed by the collapse of Steward Health Care.

The state continued to grapple with an influx of asylum seekers for much of the year, which followed a surge of immigration ...

Patients would pay no more than $25 for certain name-brand medications to treat chronic illnesses, including insulin for ...

Top Massachusetts Democrats needed a few extra months to reach agreements on major laws this session, but wrapped up business ...

Some reports have suggested task force members -- who stretch across a range of professional backgrounds and industry ...

Lawmakers rushed a hospital oversight bill to Gov. Maura Healey on Monday, agreeing on policy responses to the Steward Health ...