A Massachusetts water employee has been ordered to pay a $6,000 fine after accepting free ski trips from a water meter ...

Federal aid is a major source of revenue for states. According to Pew Charitable Trusts, federal grants represented 36.4% of ...

Republican lawmakers in Massachusetts say it’s time to change the state’s practice of ignoring immigration detainers filed by ...

A woman who worked for both the City of Revere and the state was found to have been double dipping on her paydays, a ...

The Massachusetts State Police, along with the West Newbury Police Department, are asking for help in finding a missing ...

The number of bird flu cases in Central Massachusetts is relatively low, compared to a swath of the state that runs from ...

Bird flu appears to be widespread in Massachusetts, state health and environmental officials said Wednesday.

Federal authorities are threatening to investigate state officials who don't comply with immigration enforcement policies.

It’s clear that Massachusetts students no longer have to pass 10th grade MCAS tests in English, math, and science to graduate ...

The governor’s speech was laced with references to the American Revolution as the state gears up to celebrate the 250th ...

Officials said 500 to 1,000 wild bird deaths had been reported around the state, as well as a 30-bird flock of domestic ...

The leading message coming from Bay State officials this week was that people and pets should stay away from sick or dead ...