Representatives took the final 151-6 vote on the budget plan just after 5 p.m. Wednesday, capping off another year in which ...

Every decision I make on Beacon Hill is shaped by the needs of Haverhill, Lawrence, and Methuen. These three cities represent ...

The Senate plans to tackle the budget “in May, just before Memorial Day,” Senate President Karen Spilka told the Springfield Regional Chamber at a State House event Wednesday morning.

A Massachusetts Senate committee has announced an investigation into the early operating issues on the South Coast Rail ...

State Senate President Karen Spilka's third HERstory photo exhibit honors 91 women who have shaped Massachusetts and national ...

Michael Soter, a Bellingham Republican, says he has narrowed his focus to potentially running for a statewide constitutional office in 2026, telling the Herald he has multiple donors lined up if he ...

Denise Slipy (D) and Keri Heintzeman (R) are running in the special election for District 6 of the Minnesota Senate on April 29, 2025. The previous incumbent, Justin Eichorn (R), resigned on March 20, ...

WHERE’S RON? Gov. DeSantis is doing a press conference at 11 a.m. in Destin with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...