Stories covering state and local politics, featuring work from the Boston University Statehouse Program.
Worcester officials say PROTECT Act aligns with city immigration policies
Mass. Senate passes immigrant protections
Worcester road safety project targets dangerous I-290 off-ramp crossing
Massachusetts social media restrictions for children gain support from Worcester residents
Massachusetts gun regulations will go before voters in November
Positive changes on the horizon for medical prior authorization
State panel urges action on rising xylazine risks
Keeping phones out of classrooms
JP ‘Wakes Up The Earth,’ Takes To The Streets To Advocate For Environmental, Economic Policy, Civil Liberties
How much money would local taxpayers actually save if tax rates were cut?
Quabbin exhibit brings reservoir’s past, present to Statehouse
Massachusetts considers one of the nation’s strictest social media bills
Cannabis retailers worry about their future under new state law
Fluker-Reid Bill Proposes Office Of Freedmen Affairs To Support Descendants Of People Formerly Enslaved
Farmers praise agriculture bill, but aquaculture concerns remain
‘A two-tiered system’: Norfolk DA candidates debate future of embattled office
New state literacy legislation could boost test scores; close gap
Two progressives and a Brookline Republican will try to unseat Auchincloss in 4th District race
The man behind the clipboard: How one Brookline resident quietly shapes which questions appear on ballots across Massachusetts
Ballot proposal for income tax cut sparks debate
In 7-0 vote, school committee passes $1.73 billion budget
Haitian TPS uncertainty puts pressure on Mass health care sector
Advocates and lawmakers at odds over transparency ballot questions
Lawmakers argue stipend reform at public hearing
South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast Included International Officials, Local Performers
Mass. House bill seeks protections for immigrants
Massachusetts lawmakers push to direct more healthcare spending to primary care amid access crisis
Brookline’s rent control bid advances through state legislature
Student Opportunity Act enters its final year in MA. What’s next?
Lawmakers On Verge Of Passing New Literacy Standards Legislation
Legislators Petition To Name Dorchester Courthouse After The Late Juvenile Court Judge Leslie E. Harris
Why Bill Galvin is concerned about Gov. Healey’s fiscal ’27 budget
‘This is not normal’: Brookline lawmakers outline priorities for pivotal year on Beacon Hill
Comerford amendment aims for level funding under literacy mandate
Dispute over kennel space complicates rollout of Ollie’s Law
Changes to MBTA bus routes could mean good news for riders
Educators air views on Right to Read bill
Proposed alcohol tax aims to fund recovery efforts, but restaurants warn of added costs
‘MWRA needs to pay more’: Controversial proposal to reduce sewage in rivers triggers cost concerns
‘There are too many patients to be patient’: UMass officials advocate for state funding amid federal cuts
Select Board discusses response to MWRA proposal to allow flow of sewage into Alewife Brook
For state’s homeless, a new bill could make IDs easier to obtain
Proposed bill aims to ban rodenticides for wildlife, pet safety
New bill targets ‘humanitarian crisis’ in Massachusetts prisons, eyes universal standards for all
National primary care shortages affect Newton residents
Federal funding cuts: Concerns grow as winter approaches
Antisemitism Commission recommendations bring concerns about free speech
SNAP benefits are frozen: How Mass. food pantries are trying to fill the gap