According to a new report from Georgetown University, the number of uninsured children in Massachusetts is up for the first time in years.

A new Massachusetts-based company is looking to make it big in the marijuana industry.

For homeless people, having a criminal record can prevent them from finding housing or a job. This court seeks to give them a second chance.

Seth Moulton is now the only member of the Massachusetts congressional delegation not supporting Nancy Pelosi for speaker of the House.

In what appears to be a first in the nation ruling, methadone must be provided to a man potentially facing time behind bars who is recovering from opioid addiction. That's the ruling from a federal judge in Boston, regarding the Essex County House of Correction. WGBH legal analyst Daniel Medwed is a law professor at Northeastern University. He spoke with WGBH All Things Considered host Barbara Howard about the ruling. This transcript has been edited for clarity.

Executives from Columbia Gas and its parent company NiSource testified before a U.S. Senate field hearing in Lawrence Monday. WGBH Radio's Craig LeMoult was there. He spoke with WGBH's All Things Considered anchor Barbara Howard about what happened at the hearing. This transcript has been edited for clarity.

Reporter Bianca Vazquez Toness discussed a series she published last week about teaching computer science in Massachusetts schools. She also discussed the departure of Boston's education chief.

Small things can make all the difference.

Two pot shops — one in Leicester, one in Northampton — have opened. More are expected in the near future.