Urban school districts receive less funding toward school facilities than their suburban counterparts, according to a new MassInc. report. Because of this, many get creative to get things done.

Staff at the Guild for Human Services come from more than 40 different countries.

Hundreds of workers walked off the job Monday after frustrations over wage increases.

The report offered policy recommendations on how to address the housing crisis, including funding incentives for cities and towns to increase their housing supply.

For many families, the decision to place a loved one in a memory care facility is heartbreaking.

The "Abolition Acre" self-guided walking tour was recently established by the nonprofit Beacon Hill Scholars to raise awareness about the city's anti-slavery movement.

There are about 28,000 legally blind people in Massachusetts.

A new report says many Massachusetts residents who come to court each year still face barriers in navigating the court system, particularly if English isn’t their first language or if they are part of the deaf or hard of hearing community.

The program will last until Nov. 17 or until there are no defendants in Middlesex and Suffolk county district and municipal courts awaiting counsel. There are currently more than 2,000 clients without counsel in Suffolk and Middlesex counties.

Ricky (Fuquan) McGee walked out of court after serving 28 years for a murder he said he never committed. A judge will consider a state motion to vacate his conviction alleging a "substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice."