Chris Lisinksi News Today

The confirmation hearing for Gabrielle R. Wolohojian on Wednesday will be the second Supreme Judicial Court pick by Gov. Maura Healey of a nominee from eastern Mass. The last SJC justice from western Mass, Francis Spina, stepped down in 2016.

While Massachusetts House lawmakers have passed a version of new, strict gun regulations, the Massachusetts Senate has yet to finish crafting their own bill.

Two months remain in the state legislative year, and tax relief legislation remains unfinished.

Some Mass. lawmakers want to add embodied carbon reductions to the portfolio of policies the state will use to achieve decarbonization by 2050.

Some Mass. lawmakers want to add embodied carbon reductions to the portfolio of policies the state will use to achieve decarbonization by 2050.

Massachusetts Republicans call the indictment politically motivated. Meanwhile the state's Democratic lawmakers in the House are putting the finishing touches on a tax proposal expected to be released soon.

Massachusetts Republicans call the indictment politically motivated. Meanwhile the state's Democratic lawmakers in the House are putting the finishing touches on a tax proposal expected to be released soon.

More than a million state residents on MassHealth will be getting U-S postal mail with a blue envelope from the state agency. It means a re-certification is required, and the clock is ticking.

Gov. Maura Healey's first state budget will be filed this week. All eyes will be on her following through with the funding on the priorities and promises that she highlighted while on the campaign trail.

The Steamship Authority is a major lifeline to Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket for tens of thousands of year-round residents and even more travelers.