A federal judge in Boston dismissed the Justice Department’s bid to force Massachusetts to hand over its full voter list, saying the demand lacked the factual basis the law requires. The ruling keeps sensitive voter data under state control.

The state's top court allowed Attorney General Andrea Campbell's consumer‑protection suit against Meta to proceed. The decision keeps alive claims that Instagram and Facebook were engineered to hook minors.

New federal and state job data show Massachusetts lagging in the post‑pandemic rebound, with losses concentrated in professional services, information and manufacturing.

The SJC received a sealed special-master report after anonymous letters alleged an affair between a New Bedford judge and a Bristol County ADA. The finding and a status hearing Thursday could touch thousands of cases.

The Mass Ready Act includes language that would ban thin single‑use plastic bags and impose a 10¢ recycled‑paper bag fee statewide, with small‑store carve‑outs.

Former Lowell Rep David Nangle is appealing a decision that would strip about $806,000 in pension benefits, arguing the crimes were personal, not job-related.

The Legislature and Gov. Maura Healey approved a $300M emergency supplemental to shore up the Group Insurance Commission and keep claims paid as drug and utilization costs surge.

A federal probe and a clearinghouse pullback have paused NSLVE, leaving colleges without the national data they use to measure and boost student voting.

Hundreds rallied at the State House urging a statewide cap that would limit annual rent hikes to 5% or CPI as organizers advance a ballot push.

Residents, students and teachers rallied outside Cary Hall as a town vote on proposed cuts that would remove about 65 positions and non‑renew 160 early‑career staff was postponed.

Governor Maura Healey has ordered chip-enabled EBT cards and a pilot to curb SNAP fraud in Massachusetts, requiring retailer terminal upgrades and new cards later this year.

House leaders announced an April 8 vote on a package to bar many children from social media and require phone bans in schools, pairing platform rules with a school pilot.

Mayor Michelle Wu convened Boston executives at Harvard’s Treehouse to crowdsource candidates and ideas for the city’s next economic chief. The search will pair public strategy with private outreach.