The 6.25% sales tax will be waived for many purchases this weekend. Here is what you should know if you plan to take advantage of the savings.

Sanctuary state governor Maura Healey of Massachusetts is being blasted for giving migrants tens of thousands in housing assistance as she simultaneously closes the state's shelter system.

Massachusetts lesbian Gov. Maura Healey signs new shield law for abortion & trans health care "No one is going to prevent the people of Massachusetts from getting the health care they need," she said.

In August, several states will have sales-tax holidays including Massachusetts. Here's what to know about the upcoming sales-tax holiday. When can people shop in Massachusetts with no sales tax?

Massachusetts’ two primary energy utilities, Eversource and National Grid, both raised their rates this month.

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.

The plan would help support research projects and jobs connected with colleges and universities in the state, which have faced funding cuts by the Trump administration.

A Massachusetts man was sentenced for attempting to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon and trying to open an airliner’s emergency door on a cross-country flight.

Seeking higher pay, lawyers for indigent defendants won’t take new clients. As a result, judges must dismiss cases against people accused of crimes who lack lawyers.

OPINION Massachusetts’ sinking reading scores should be a five-alarm fire on Beacon Hill Some of the strongest pushback against state literacy requirements has come from Massachusetts ...

Stow, which is about 25 miles northwest of Boston, is shedding the notorious title it's been known by for the last three years — a Dunkin' desert.

AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts Athletics has announced that Michaela Butler (Women's Diving 2009-14), Victor Cruz (Football, 2005-09), Deanna Groark (Rowing, 1995-97) and Chaz Williams ...