Politics

Steve Kerrigan was arrested last month for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Some local legislators say there’s a fun problem in Massachusetts, and believe that bringing back happy hour and allowing later last calls at bars could help. But not all of them agree.

House lawmakers voted 119-33 to eliminate all gestational limits, which could give Massachusetts some of the most expansive abortion laws in the country.

The logger and former Maine Senate president turned out supporters across the state over the weekend, especially among Maine's organized labor community and former supporters of Graham Platner.

More substantive changes are needed, say the candidates running against congresspeople Katherine Clark and Jake Auchincloss in the Democratic primary.

Mike Minogue, a Republican candidate for governor, says that he wants to make Massachusetts a place people can stay and raise families like his.

President Donald Trump is set to address the nation Thursday night on topics he said will include elections and voting machines, suggesting he is likely to revisit some of the unproven claims he has previously made about Republican losses, particularly his own in 2020.

The governor introducing a supplemental budget for one-time funding for schools.

The move draws attention to the age of his primary opponent, incumbent Sen. Ed Markey.