A backlash to standardized tests has been fueled by complaints they take up too much classroom time and questions about how ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed legislation allowing state residents access to follow-up breast cancer screenings ...

A Massachusetts mother has told the nation she’s worried about her kids and their safety as two illegal immigrants who ...

The House and Senate both accepted a conference committee report that emerged Tuesday night recommending $3.96 billion in ...

Massachusetts state officials are making a sudden U-turn, months after threatening to revoke the commercial driver’s licenses ...

The state Legislature included the proposal among hundreds of policy riders it tacked onto a nearly $4 billion economic ...

Praising his "wealth of experience in correctional management" and "forward-looking vision," Healey's office said Friday the ...

WESTFIELD — Legislators want Gov. Maura T. Healey to boost Hampden County’s presence on the Massachusetts Appeals Court. And ...

After months of delay, the Legislature sent a major clean energy bill to Gov. Maura Healey’s desk amid shifting national ...

After voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots to eliminate the requirement that high school students pass the MCAS exam in ...

Americans sent a pretty clear message that they wanted those in office to focus on making life more affordable,” Governor ...

The U.S. Drought Monitor currently classifies just over 66% of the state as being in a severe drought covering most of the ...