Families seeking access to taxpayer-funded shelters who claim eligibility for benefits receive up to $15,000 in services and ...

The rally attendees, many of whom were from advocacy organizations, carried picket signs with messages like “Don’t deport the ...

Dozens of people rallied at the State House in support of the Safe Communities Act, which would further limit police ...

Federal aid is a major source of revenue for states. According to Pew Charitable Trusts, federal grants represented 36.4% of ...

If anyone tells you that they’re only focused on violent criminals, they are lying,” state Sen. Liz Miranda, of Boston, said.

President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than a day ...

The Healey administration provided House Ways and Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz with a trove of information and documents ...

Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll hosted the group's first full meeting at the State House in ...

Gov. Maura Healey’s top housing deputy met privately with Democratic senators on Wednesday to discuss funding for the ...

A teenage asylum applicant from Massachusetts is being held at the Cumberland County Jail at the request of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, her former attorney said. Zeneyda Barrera Hernandez, an ...

It is time, once again, to revisit the adequacy and equity of our school funding system,” argued Lewis, last session’s education chair. New committee appointments will be announced in weeks. While ...

Statewide, the average tax bill for a single-family home is $7,735, an increase of $336 from last year, according to Massachusetts Department of Revenue figures. But that tax burden varies greatly ...