Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue says flavored Zyn nicotine pouches should be legal in Massachusetts, despite the state's flavored tobacco ban.
Gov. Maura Healey hasn't seen all of the charges against Methuen Rep. Francisco Paulino following his arrest, indictment and arraignment last week, but on Monday called what she does know "very disturbing."
Turnout in the Sept. 1 Massachusetts primaries hit 10.6% as of 4 p.m. Monday, accounting for 550,632 ballots cast by voters across the state.
Secretary of State William Galvin said Massachusetts’ all-party primary ballot question could hurt third parties and raised questions about how it would affect voters.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey’s reelection campaign is paying social media influencers to promote the Massachusetts Democrat as he faces a primary challenge from Congressman Seth Moulton.
Boston Public Schools wasted at least $857,000 through illegal or improper spending from 2019 through 2024, the state inspector general found.
Former MassGOP chair Jennifer Nassour is suing Brian Shortsleeve’s campaign, alleging a staffer secretly recorded her during a Republican caucus and later shared edited excerpts.
Democratic state Rep. Francisco Paulino of Methuen faces federal charges alleging he fraudulently obtained pandemic unemployment benefits and business loans.
A judge rejected conflict-of-interest claims involving the $2 billion Springfield courthouse project and denied losing bidders’ request to halt negotiations.
The Healey administration issued new guidance telling Massachusetts schools and childcare programs how to limit cooperation with ICE agents under the state’s new immigrant protection law.
Massachusetts lost more than 3,600 life sciences jobs in 2025 as the industry posted its first year-over-year employment decline in more than two decades.
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton says he would not vote to end the Senate filibuster if Republicans remain in control, despite previously calling for its abolition.
Republican treasurer candidate Elizabeth Dionne is calling for answers from Treasurer Deb Goldberg after former Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O’Brien sued Goldberg and the agency.
A Massachusetts state agency has changed its name under a new law that removes language deemed offensive toward people with disabilities.
Massachusetts voters support most of the nine questions headed to the November ballot after state lawmakers declined to act on the citizen-backed proposals.
Mike Minogue leads Brian Shortsleeve by more than 2-to-1 in a new GOP primary poll. Shortsleeve says he is better positioned against Gov. Maura Healey despite faring no better in a hypothetical general election.
Republican candidate for governor Mike Minogue is criticizing Massachusetts’ offshore wind push and calling for more natural gas pipelines to lower energy costs.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey leads U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton by 28 points in a new UMass Amherst/WCVB poll of Massachusetts Democratic primary voters.
