Boston mayoral election approaching, voters are focusing on the candidates and the key issues shaping the race.

More than a quarter-century after voters revoked the right to vote from Bay Staters incarcerated on felonies, the Massachusetts body politic might be asked to revisit the topic.

A State House committee dealing with the Bay State’s election laws held a hearing on Tuesday, opening the floor for the ...

Eighty-four percent of respondents to an October 2024 Gallup poll said they backed the photo identification requirement, while 83% said they were on board with requiring proof of citizenship to ...

Former senator Scott Brown's first hit on his Democratic opponent in New Hampshire shows that Republicans just can't quit Joe ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey defended her record from criticism from her two Republican challengers for governor ...

ON THE DOCKET — One piece of President Trump’s “big beautiful bill” is already tied up in a Massachusetts court.

The dean of Massachusetts’s Capitol Hill delegation, joined by two dozen state, regional, and local leaders from across ...

Two years after saying she wouldn’t seek re-election, Easthampton, Mass. Mayor Nicole LaChapelle now plans to vacate 50 ...

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The two Republicans running for governor of Massachusetts ramped up attacks this month on each other’s past work and credibility.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will take up a Republican-led drive, backed by President Donald Trump’s administration, ...