Turmoil and uncertainty appear to be trumping progress for several major issues at the state level.
The Cannabis Control Commission should just focus on setting up the retail market for now, the governor's administration said.
Stores and restaurants in Massachusetts would be barred from giving customers single-use plastic bags under a bill that cleared a committee.
The popular governor is threading a needle in a blue state in part by distancing in part by distancing himself from President Donald Trump.
Massachusetts residents will have about two and a half years to obtain licenses that comply with the REAL ID Act.
On MLK Jr. Day Sens. Warren and Markey delivered some harsh words days after Trump's alleged comments about African nations and El Salvador.
Some news outlets didn't quite know how to tackle Trump's explosive language, while some local politicians didn't hesitate.
The new GOP tax plan will hit roughly a third of all Bay State taxpayers hard, according to a new report from the MA Taxpayer Foundation.
Gov. Baker has had a busy pen since mid-November. See the new laws here.
Due to scheduling conflicts, Massachusetts was the last state to announce a date for the State Primaries.
A number of factors has led to a scheduling conflict for Massachusetts' 2018 state primary election.
State campaign finance officials want to know the identities of the donors. The group is disqualified from the 2018 elections.
While much of corporate America will enjoy a tax cut in 2018, one industry is getting a tax increase. And it's a large industry in Mass.
The task force made 37 recommendations that would overhaul an antiquated system.
The Cannabis Control Commission made significant process in what has been a bump road. See what's on the table to be approved.
The seemingly most innocuous question on the 2016 ballot is now a hot topic.
All but one of her challengers say they won't be adopting President Trump's habit of deriding the Democrat as "Pocahontas."
The Senate President will step down for the duration of an investigation into allegations of sexual assault against husband Bryon Hefner.
A bombshell Boston Globe report cites four men accusing Sen. President Stan Rosenberg's husband of sexually assaulting, harassing them.
A new bill would not legalize illicit sex trade, but decriminalize prostitution for the prostitutes and put the focus on buyers and pimps.
What will the industry do if too many locations ban the sale of weed in their towns? That's one of the major questions floating right now.
The dust has barely settled in Tuesday's elections, but already eyes are turning to a juicy 2018 election. See what could be on the table.
Mayor Marty Walsh defeats City Councilor Tito Jackson in a race that has lacked energy. There are also city council seats on the line.
New mayors. Hot topics. Tuesday promises to have it all, so catch up before the big day.
Authorities say Stephen Paddock used a bump stock while firing on concert-goers from his hotel room during the Las Vegas shooting.
Massachusetts would be the first state in America to ban the devices used in the Las Vegas shooting.
The new plan would "disproportionately harm Massachusetts taxpayers," Secretary of State William Galvin said after it was rolled out today.
The time zone special commission endorses a change, but one major thing would need to happen.
But it's no laughing matter, Jimmy Tingle says.
Affected members will see a 26 percent increase in rates following President Trump's recent decision to end CSR payments.
Some serious - and pricey - changes to the current seatbelt law are being examined.
Tens of thousands will be affected as the White House yanks more than $146 million from Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said.
Children’s advocates and state officials across the country have pleaded with Congress to renew the program, which could expire in January.
See what bills Gov. Baker recently signed, including several granting more alcohol and liquor licenses to towns across the state.
"A reduction in federal subsidies for health insurance is likely to result in more people being uninsured," an industry consultant said.
Ten months after voters approved the legalization of pot, the Cannabis Control Commission finally met.
A five-member board in charge of regulating marijuana in Massachusetts is getting down to business.
The president has tabbed Andrew Lelling to be Carmen Ortiz's successor.
See all 21 initiative petitions that are one step closer to a ballot box near you. Did 'End all tolling in Massachusetts' make the cut?
Gov. Baker's four-pronged public safety bill would allow for manslaughter charges against drug dealers when a drug user dies.