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By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Massachusetts motorists racked up driving violations at an accelerating rate through the first seven months of 2024, according to data state regulators presented Tuesday.The head of the Merit Rating Board, a division of the state Registry of...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

The premise behind the Netflix series “Love Is Blind” is simple: fall in love and commit to marrying someone before you ever see them.The casting agency for “Love Is Blind,” Kinetic Content Casting, is looking for New England singles who are looking...

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON – Pregnant people and those who recently gave birth could gain access to expanded care options in Massachusetts under compromise maternal health legislation that awaits Gov. Maura Healey’s approval.The House and Senate had passed largely...

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey said Monday she would oppose gun owners’ potential effort to suspend a new firearm safety law as part of their longer-term strategy to repeal the legislation through a ballot question in 2026.The governor has the authority...

By BOB KATZEN

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from recent sessions.$5.1 BILLION FOR HOUSING (H 4977): House 128-24, Senate 37-2, approved and Gov. Maura Healey signed into law a housing...

By MICHAEL P. NORTON

Gun owners have taken the first step toward putting before Massachusetts voters a proposal to repeal the firearms law signed on July 25 by Gov. Maura Healey, a statute the governor called the “most significant gun safety legislation in a decade.”A...

By SAM DORAN

LEXINGTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed off Thursday on a new veterans’ benefits law that she touted as “a big deal,” while Veterans’ Services Secretary Jon Santiago told a packed town hall that the Holyoke Veterans Home had been awarded licensure by the...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — The procrastination, upheaval and disappointment that defined the end to formal lawmaking business at the end of July was “nothing new,” according to the former legislator leading a push to subject the House and Senate to new scrutiny....

By Bob Katzen

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of July 29-Aug. 2.CREATE COMMISSION TO STUDY MISREPRESENTATION OF A SERVICE ANIMAL (H 4917): House 158-0, approved and sent to...

By SAM DORAN

BOSTON – Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday approved a new parentage law aimed at protecting families formed through paths like in-vitro fertilization and surrogacy.“Our laws need to reflect the realities of modern families and the loving environments...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Thousands of people in Hampshire County are expected to take advantage of the state’s tax-free weekend this Saturday and Sunday on the 19th anniversary of the shopping holiday in the state.During the holiday, most retail items with a price up to...

Staff Report

Deepika Shukla of Northampton is one of five U.S. attorneys to win confirmation as a Superior Court justice by the Governor’s Council on Wednesday.Shukla, nominated by Gov. Maura Healey for the post, is chief of the U.S. Attorney’s office in...

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON – As Gov. Maura Healey and lawmakers celebrated what they called “historic” housing legislation getting signed into law Tuesday, some of the advocates credited with influencing the bill say it is “underwhelming” and watered down, with a number...

By State House News Service

A Massachusetts man from Hampden County has been infected with West Nile virus, marking the first human case to be detected this season, state public health officials said Tuesday.The Department of Public Health said the man, who is in his 40s, was...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — Big changes are coming to Easthampton nonprofit, the Treehouse Foundation, as founder and longtime leader Judy Cockerton steps away to explore a new chapter. As Treehouse sets its sights on expansion across the state, Cockerton is...

By BOB KATZEN

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of July 22-26.$1.26 BILLION BOND FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (H 4889): House 156-2, Senate 39-0, approved and sent to Gov. Maura...

By Colin A. Young

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey gave her OK to sweeping statewide policy changes Monday afternoon as part of the overdue fiscal year 2025 budget, signing free community college, online Mass. Lottery products, free rides on regional transit authorities and...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

WILLIAMSBURG — Over the period of a single year, Osa and Christopher Flory found themselves cycling through three different primary care physicians.After their longtime doctor retired, the Williamsburg couple found another Cooley Dickinson Hospital...

By BOB FLAHERTY

Outgoing executive editor Jim Hicks of the Massachusetts Review has yet to warm up to his new surroundings.400 Venture Way looks like one of those ultra-tech monoliths that have “Solutions” as part of its name. Surrounded by a sea of blacktop and...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Supporters of medical aid in dying pressed Wednesday for a late-session vote on the proposal, pointing to growing numbers of legislative backers and movement at the committee level as a sign that “anything is possible.” With one week...