More than a dozen new laws will take effect Jan. 1 in Connecticut, including changes to absentee ballots, mandatory paid sick leave, and expanded protections for home health care workers.

Compiled by The Hull Times staff JANUARY Sally Snowman retired as the first and last female keeper of Boston Light and as the ...

The Senate proposal – which surprisingly was not sponsored by either of Massachusetts’ liberal senators ... Their outdated ...

Almost two years after leaving office, former Gov. Charlie Baker "looks like someone who's running" and could return to Massachusetts politics, a report said.

The night before electors for the 2024 presidential race were announced, 19-year-old Kaveesh Pathak wasn’t sure he was going ...

A total of 61 out of 99 participating districts in Nassau and Suffolk recorded passage rates of 90% or better in 2023-24, up ...

Connecticut's minimum wage goes up to $16.35 an hour in the new year — by far the most in New England and the third-highest ...

Republicans plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress to ...

From salary transparency rules to the first updates to the state's parentage laws in 40 years and lingering questions about ...

Throughout 2024, efforts across the city and state pushed for greater adoption of technology to address the causes and impacts of a changing climate.

The debate over the MBTA 3A Communities Act highlighted a busy year in Winthrop that also saw continued discussions over the fate of a new fire station, the school budget, and flooding issues in town.

The state’s Legislature is consistently ranked among ... appeared to be a significant gain for Trump supporters over the 2016 and 2020 elections, with Harris winning Massachusetts by a 24.5-point ...