A veteran lawmaker, state Senator Peter Durant Durant twice flipped what had been Democratic districts to win a seat in the House and later the Senate.

A top Senate Democrat expressed skepticism toward Gov. Maura Healey’s plan to boost state spending by 7.4% in fiscal year 2026 as Massachusetts faces constrained tax revenue growth and increased ...

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House Speaker Ronald Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka have staffing and salary perk decisions to make in the coming ...

At first glance, Wu has almost a perfect foil in Kraft, 57, a rich trust fund kid, a white carpetbagger from tony Chestnut ...

The governor of Massachusetts plans to convene a statewide graduation requirement council after voters decided to ditch standardized tests as a high school graduation requirement in November.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey delivered her second State of the Commonwealth speech on Thursday night, in which she covered topics including the emergency shelter crisis, infrastructure ...

Good evening, Massachusetts! Speaker Mariano, President Spilka, Leader Jones, Leader Tarr, members of the Legislature; Secretary Galvin; Attorney General Campbell; Treasurer Goldberg; Auditor ...

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