Massachusetts Government News

During the past few years, despite its well-intentions, it has become apparent that our current welfare system is in need of repair.

A sergeant in the Arizona National Guard who served in Iraq has been sentenced to three years in a Massachusetts prison after pleading guilty to his role in a scheme to move $1 million worth of cocaine from Mexico to Canada.

"Our plan was a state solution to a state problem," Governor Romney insisted . He was trying to fix Massachusetts' uniquely broken insurance market, he said; Obamacare, by contrast, was a "a power grab .

SEPTEMBER 12: Two well known Harvard economists, Larry Summers and Greg Mankiw, pictured, took part in a forum held on the campus of Northeastern University, talking about their views on the recovery and tax policy.

One-hundred-and-forty lucky Massachusetts drivers could soon find themselves sporting a new low number on their license plates.

The Tichnor Brothers Collection , which is housed at the Boston Public Library, features archival postcards from vacation destinations.

Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray disclosed a comprehensive welfare reform bill this morning that focuses on helping welfare recipients find jobs.

State Senate Democrats have introduced a new bill this week intended at reforming the Massachusetts welfare system, including forcing applicants to prove they have searched for employment through a state program.

Donald Berwick, who ran the Medicare and Medicaid programs for President Obama, formally launched his campaign Monday to become governor of Massachusetts.

Donald Berwick, who ran the Medicare and Medicaid programs for President Obama, formally launched his campaign Monday to become governor of Massachusetts.

Donald Berwick, a former controversial figure in the Obama administration who served as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said he will run for governor of Massachusetts next year.

Nestled in the Massachusetts countryside, Maynard Golf Course has been providing Bay Staters with championship-caliber golf since 1921.

Support slim in Mass. for scrutiny of data: A new Globe poll reveals that 40 percent of Massachusetts residents oppose the government obtaining telephone records and electronic information of Americans, while a quarter of them support the efforts.

Massachusetts employers who invest in new wellness programs for their employees may now qualify for a tax credit of up to 25%, or a maximum of $10,000 per year of the investment to implement a certified program.

Forty percent of Massachusetts residents oppose the government's obtaining telephone records and electronic information of Americans, according to a new Boston Globe poll, while a quarter of Bay Staters support those efforts.

James 'Whitey' Bulger adamantly denies two of the 19 murders he's accused of committing and for which he's now on trial in a Boston federal court, along with facing a dozen lesser charges.

Outside organizations continued their independent spending of hundreds of thousands of dollars for and against U.S. Senate candidates in the 6/25 Massachusetts special election.

Stacey Monahan has a big job -- and a tough one -- as the new commissioner of state Department of Transitional Assistance.

The Republican candidate vying for the open U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts has come out in favor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

Lottery winners who continue to cash in on food stamps are being targeted by the U.S. Senate in a crackdown being applauded by Bay State welfare fraud fighters who say the reform is long overdue.