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A proposed Massachusetts rail network linking Springfield and Boston would see its ridership increase by 54% if direct service to the Hartford Line is included, according to a new study.

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Sen. Lesser calls for MassDOT to update feasibility study

NORTHAMPTON — Most of the Hilltowns of Hampshire County will be included in the same state House of Representatives district as the City of Northampton if the current draft state House map is enacted with no changes.Draft maps for both the House and...

Part of Massachusetts' future will be defined by how employers and the higher education sector adapt to a changing, more diverse workforce and the characteristics of a new generation who seek flexibility and equity in the professional realm, stakeholders told a commission studying the future of work in the state.

Join Massachusetts Farm to School, State Sen. Eric Lesser and State Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, for an online legislative briefing on the bill to

Berkshires would lose a House seat, Senate districts shift eastward

The future of work is now. Here’s how commissions and task forces at the state level are taking action to remedy a fractured economy.

Domenic Sarno called Smith & Wesson's decision to relocate its headquarters "devastating news" to the 550 people who will lose their jobs.

Key sectors like water treatment, internet access and modernizing electric grids would also get tens of billions in funding.