Beacon Hill witnessed something rare this past week — a rare break from the Democratic Caucus in the Massachusetts Senate.

Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka speaks about the chaotic end of the last session and answers questions about transparency in the State House in the wake of Question 1.

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Veteran political reporter Gin Dumcius of CommonWealth Beacon previewed the upcoming legislative session and other key 2025 topics in Massachusetts politics.

Looking to participate in Dry January? Here's a rundown of several local non-alcoholic options right in Massachusetts.

One night in late 1996, after learning he would be hired as executive director of what was then called the Lancaster County ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) kept his gavel amid a threat from the right flank of the House GOP, but managing the House GOP ...

John R. Montgomery, M.D., and Tsukasa Nakamura, M.D., Ph.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as liver, kidney and pancreas transplant surgeons.

Republican leadership is unchanged in the Massachusetts state legislature for the new term, with Minority Leaders Bruce Tarr and Brad Jones in the Senate and House respectively.

A non-profit grocery store in Mattapan Square will close its doors this weekend. Daily Table, located on the ground level of ...

The house of then-Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley was burglarized while he played in a home game against the Philadelphia ...

Chris Curle shared her longevity tips, including going on field trips.