Nestler defeated Todd Gornstein in Tuesday's election.
Gov. Deval Patrick enacted a new law in response to a controversial court decision this week.
The president will be joined by governors from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont at an event to call for an increase in the federal minimum wage.
Panel voted Thursday on proposed slots parlor in Massachusetts.
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Give your praise, voice your concern and let the town know what you think about snow plowing this winter.
Kennedy's seat is up for re-election this fall.
Suffolk University/Boston Herald survey has AG leading by 13 percent.
The Massachusetts Coalition to End Gun Violence issued a report Monday calling for stricter gun laws in the Commonwealth.
The Massachusetts primary is set for Sept. 9.
The announcement comes months after a five-year-old Fitchburg boy went missing.
Buses between Easton and Boston are now available.
A story published Friday on Politico ranked the Bay State as fifth in the nation.
Playtex has received 99 reports of the holder cracking or breaking.
The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety is looking for the state to pass Senate Bill 1115 to help increase safety on the roads.
A WBUR survey the Attorney General to have a 39-29 lead over Republican Candidate Charlie Baker.
About 435,000 new units would comprise mostly multifamily homes and be located primarily in urban areas by the year 2040.
The Massachusetts Senator and three other Democratic senators sent a letter to NBCUniverisal and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Gov. Deval Patrick announced a multi-part plan to address "current and future" impacts from climate change on the Bay State.
The news that only one person is reviewing the site does not please some critics.
The state’s website needed to make changes to comply with the new federal Affordable Care Act.
There isn’t a link between high-spending hospitals and high quality.
State health officials are asking people to get flu shots.
The former Massachusetts Senator says he has "nothing to announce" regarding his future political plans.
Recap and analysis of the week in state government by State House News Service.
The Board of Selectmen voted to keep the single property tax rate.
Congressman Joe Kennedy III released a statement Friday about his great uncle, John F. Kennedy
A bill has been filed by state Rep. Ruth Balser.
Find out what measures Easton residents voted to approve.
The renovations include energy-efficient windows, wheelchair ramps, sprinklers, security cameras and new phone and Internet lines.
A recent report from Washington lays out damage done by last month’s government shutdown.
State law says that the state must reduce the tax rate by .05 percentage points if “certain collections benchmarks are met,” reported the Boston Business Journal.
Once you receive your summons for jury duty, you can handle all you need to on the state’s juror service website.