In Massachusetts, be cautious before dyeing a chick, defacing a milk carton or scaring a pigeon, as these acts are all illegal in the state.

Summary and Key Points: The USS Massachusetts (BB-2) was America’s first modern battleship and arguably its worst. Designed ...

Massachusetts officials have unveiled a new report that lays out recommendations for ways the state can protect coastal communities as sea level rise worsens. ResilientCoasts — a 144-page document ...

A 60-pound alligator snapping turtle — among the first reported in the wild in Massachusetts — turned up in an Essex County ...

(Bloomberg) -- Residents exiting Massachusetts took a net of $4.2 billion in adjusted gross income with them in 2023, one of the largest totals in the country, after a tax on millionaires took effect.

The "Save Our Bacon Act" specifically targets Massachusetts and California state laws prohibiting farm animals from being ...

Massachusetts towns yet to comply with the MBTA Communities Act and lack direct service will not be granted additional time ...

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.

Stacker compiled the most popular baby names for boys of the 1950s in Massachusetts using data from the Social Security ...

A lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts argues the state is illegally ...

Rent control in Massachusetts could lead to big losses in city and town budgets, according to a new study released Thursday. The Greater Boston Real Estate Board and the Center for State Policy ...

The suit, filed in Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston, challenges policies that bar students from attending public ...