There were two big developments at the 2018 Massachusetts Democratic Party convention: challenger Josh Zakim getting an endorsement in the secretary of…

Gov. Charlie Baker says there’s not much the state can do to prevent the release of a convicted child rapist, after mental health examiners ruled that he was no longer a threat to children.

As Gov. Charlie Baker calls for the death penalty for cop killers, WGBH legal analyst Daniel Medwed discusses the local and national opinions surrounding capital punishment.

Governor Charlie Baker filed his second bill looking to expand state services combating the opioid crisis last fall. But amid leadership changes in the Senate, a criminal justice overhaul bill and the current budget process, the bill still hasn't had its day on the floor.

The news cycle in the past few weeks has been saturated with allegations of corruption and impropriety lobbed against the highest levels of public office…

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission says a $2 million donation that Wynn Resorts made to the Republican Governors Association (RGA) in 2014 did not…

Four years after Teamsters Local 25 threw its weight behind Democrat Martha Coakley in her race for governor against Gov. Charlie Baker, the union has…

Standing in front of hundreds of politicians and citizens and multiple television cameras, Gov. Charlie Baker used Tuesday’s State of the Commonwealth…

With many of his legislative proposals idling on Beacon Hill, Gov. Charlie Baker will tout the benefits of bipartisanship and cooperation with the…

The opioid epidemic has taken hold in Massachusetts with a vengeance. According to state statistics, opioid-related deaths in the state were more than…