Massachusetts joined a multistate legal challenge Monday to block CMS’s new 80‑hour‑a‑month Medicaid work rule, arguing tighter exemptions and paperwork threaten MassHealth coverage.

The Justice Department sued Massachusetts on Monday, arguing the 2023 "High School Completers" law unlawfully extends in‑state tuition and state aid to some noncitizens.

Mayor Wu signed an ordinance to index Boston’s senior property-tax exemption to inflation, widening eligibility for older homeowners. The move aims to protect fixed-income seniors from losing relief.

A Massachusetts federal judge has paused key parts of the Trump plan to dismantle the Education Department, a win Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford called “a line in the sand.”

Bernie Sanders endorsed Sen. Ed Markey on June 29, boosting Markey's progressive coalition as the Sept. 1 primary approaches. The move reshapes the narrative heading into July debates.

Rep. Lori Trahan co-authored a 269-page bipartisan discussion draft to regulate AI and centralize oversight, but its temporary freeze on state development rules has prompted swift pushback.

A Superior Court judge ordered county sheriffs to turn over communications with ICE after a nonprofit sued, a move advocates say could reshape oversight and legislation.

Rep. Chris Pappas is pressing his bid for Jeanne Shaheen’s open Senate seat, staking his case with independents and taking aim at high‑profile GOP rivals. His campaign filed in Concord and is ramping up statewide outreach.

Governor Maura Healey paused the state's 20‑year data‑center sales‑and‑use tax exemption while the administration draws up rules to limit energy, water and noise impacts.

A Boston federal judge has blocked President Trump’s order to tighten mail-in voting and create a federal absentee list, pausing a contentious push ahead of the 2026 midterms.

A viral clip shows Rep. Seth Moulton appearing to knock a phone from a questioner's hand after a Graham Platner question. The campaign says the filmer worked for America Rising.

Massachusetts finalized its first consumer‑protection rules for assisted living residences, requiring clearer billing, service disclosures and eviction safeguards that take effect after July 17.

Rep. James Comer asked Alan Dershowitz to give a videotaped, transcribed interview on July 9 as part of the Houses Epstein probe. Dershowitz says hell testify and wont invoke privilege.