With education facing impending cuts at the federal level, the new $61 billion state budget continues free school lunches, ...

New legislation aims to make it easier for women to terminate their pregnancies later by leaving the decision up to “the ...

Massachusetts is the only state that has not yet adopted the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. When a custodial parent moves to another state, Massachusetts cedes its ...

Immigration arrests are sharply up around the country, and Massachusetts is no exception. But did Obama deport more people than Trump?

From health insurance to immigration enforcement and higher ed taxes, the WBUR newsroom took a look at how some key ...

SUTTON, Vt. (AP) — Communities in rural parts of Vermont on Friday woke up once again to damaged homes and washed-out roads ...

Offerpad reports on the top 20 US places where homes sell fastest, highlighting Days on Market (DOM) and market ...

Marshall’s ‘Food Security and Farm Protection Act’ follows D.C. tradition of naming bills exactly opposite of what they do. | ...

Feng Jiang was sentenced in Oklahoma County District Court. He faces deportation to China after his release from prison.

Teachers, police officers, firefighters and other workers live in overcrowded and substandard housing, or even in their cars ...

After a more than two-year tenure in which she charted the state’s path through the tumultuous Steward Health Care collapse, ...

Massachusetts Health and Human Service Secretary Kate Walsh is retiring after two and a half years in the role. Gov. Maura Healey has appointed Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, the current undersecretary for ...