Massachusetts saw its largest population increase in 60 years between 2023 and 2024, and the rate of domestic outmigration ...

The grants include funding for McGrath Highway in Somerville, station improvements at JFK/UMass in Boston and electric ...

The law bans veterinarians from declawing cats, a procedure that also removes the tips of a feline’s toes, which is intended ...

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law a bill to ban the declawing of cats, legislation introduced by Senator ...

Gov. Maura Healey signed a law that bans the sale of puppies and kittens under eight weeks old, as well as the roadside sale ...

Four months after the Nashoba Valley Medical Center in North Central Massachusetts shuttered, emergency medical services in the surrounding communities are "on the verge of collapse," 13 local fire ...

The fire chiefs of 13 Central Massachusetts communities formerly served by the shuttered Nashoba Valley Medical Center have asked Gov. Maura Healey for an emergency appropriation of nearly $10 million ...

Maura Healey is requesting a moment of silence on Thursday to honor the life of former President Jimmy Carter.

The Herald obtained the “Serious Incident Reports Tracker Data” through a public records request. Because the state withheld ...

Democratic Gov. Maura Healey said the goal of a new oversight law is to prevent "bad actors [who] exploit vulnerable hospitals." Meanwhile, a Virginia hospital faces health care fraud charges; San ...

The hospital oversight law creates a task force focused on improving primary care access, delivery and financial stability, a ...

Massachusetts spent $10.26 billion on state payroll during 2024, and 1,249 state employees earned more than the governor — ...