Voters nixed an exam that helped enhance the state’s reputation. Lawmakers may correct this mistake.

The bald eagle, a symbol of the nation for more than 200 years, returned from near extinction to become America's official ...

More than a year after the State Seal Commission folded without recommending a new design for the state's emblems, a second ...

Santa Claus has been officially cleared for a special permit to fly over the state, according to a statement released Tuesday ...

Massachusetts was ranked the safest state to live in in the country for having the lowest rate of gun deaths. This ranking was presented by the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, an ...

The Globe’s state politics team spent a year investigating the Massachusetts Legislature. Here are some of the most ...

"Certain materials being provided as discovery in this case may be evidence in an unrelated pending criminal case," the ...

Francis Bellotti, who served as both the attorney general and the lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, died Tuesday at the ...

Berkshire shareholders and Brookline shareholders will own about 51% and 45% of the combined entity, respectively.

It is no secret that Massachusetts has some of the best colleges in the country, but according to one new study, the state itself is the best place for students to attend college. Yesterday ...