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Rep. Alan Silvia backs eliminating the MCAS graduation requirement, saying the exam puts too much stress on students and would help more stay in school

This week’s report is on the latest fundraising and expenditure numbers for the state’s 160 representatives’ campaign committees from the latest filing period of April 1, 2023, to April 30, 2023. It also includes how much money each representative has...

If a bill in the state Legislature passes, Williamstown will remove gender-specific language from its town charter. A different bill would allow Lanesborough to change language in its charter.

Sen. Liz Warren and Rep. Jake Auchincloss visited Fall River's Durfee High to meet with students and celebrate major funding victories for the school and city.

Sen. Liz Warren and Rep. Jake Auchincloss visited Fall River's Durfee High to meet with students and celebrate major funding victories for the school and city.

Brockton City Councilor Rita Mendes won the Democratic nomination for the all-Brockton majority-minority 11th Plymouth seat in the State House.

Renewable energy, climate change, the Ukraine war and the Lajes Air Base were some of the issues brought to the table as 19 U.S. lawmakers of Portuguese ancestry gathered in Lisbon on May 2 and 3 and met with prominent Portuguese elected and public officials and business leaders.

State Senate President Karen Spilka promises Massachusetts taxpayers will get tax relief by the summertime.

In Massachusetts, 70% of residents support medical aid-in-dying, according to a 2020 poll conducted by The Boston Globe and Suffolk University.

BOSTON — Massachusetts is once again considering aid-in-dying bills, proposed legislation that has historically divided the state — and the country.Two bills introduced in the State House reopened the conversation earlier this year, sparking energetic...