Under a 2024 gun law, many Massachusetts residents applying or renewing a firearms permit are now required to take a revised basic firearms safety course with updated material. However, advocates for ...

When Gov. Maura Healey laid out a plan to build 222,000 homes by 2035, the message was clear: Massachusetts has no time to ...

President Trump Tuesday issued an order that requires the Department of Homeland Security to create a new federal database of all eligible voters in each state.

Power outages hit hundreds of thousands of customers across Massachusetts as the blizzard of 2026 swept through Monday. According to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), more than 245 ...

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has unveiled a new plan that would create a $400 million fund to support university and healthcare research in the state. Healey’s initiative — called DRIVE ...

Massachusetts’ largest biopharmaceutical employer will soon be laying off 247 people as part of a larger corporate ...

The Boston Globe's Jason Laughlin explains how Massachusetts and other states are forming independent healthcare coalitions to fill in the gap on healthcare policy left by sweeping federal changes.

A Democratic state auditor is taking Massachusetts legislative leaders, including members of her own party, to court after uncovering nearly $12 million in alleged fraud in public assistance programs, ...

In order to determine America's best and worst state economies, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 28 key indicators of economic performance and strength. The data ...

Massachusetts staged a turnaround in CNBC’s state competitiveness rankings in 2025, jumping 18 places after falling 23 spots in 2024. The state is less dependent than most across the U.S. on federal ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

Ashley is a lead editor of mortgages and loans at Forbes Advisor. She graduated from Utah Tech University with a bachelor’s in English with an emphasis in creative writing. She began her career ...