State senators voted in the early hours Monday morning to expand the list of crimes for which a defendant can be deemed dangerous and detained, in the process imperiling a…

With just days left in the formal legislative session, a bill that would legalize sports betting in Massachusetts remains a political football, caught between competing Senate and House versions of…

Nearly four decades after Massachusetts lawmakers banned the practice statewide, happy hour could return to the menu in willing cities and towns if the Senate has its way. Senators voted…

Three centrist cheers for U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin III. Manchin’s stance on three key issues may be unpopular with some of his Democratic colleagues but they are popular with Americans.…

On July 4, 1776, the 13 “united States of America” declared their independence, throwing off oppression from Great Britain. The government in the new country would derive its “just powers from…

Massachusetts lawmakers can get to work crafting a final reproductive rights bill following the Senate’s unanimous vote Wednesday, and distance between the branches on an approach to late-term abortions looms…

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, it’s important we don’t lose sight of a recent, significant accomplishment to rein in this country’s…