Massachusetts Government News

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection will be leading two public informational meetings as part of the response to written public comments received regarding the proposed capping and conceptual closure plan for the Cecil Smith Landfill, 452 Old Fall River Road, Dartmouth.

A company authorities say used deceptive practices to sell supplemental health insurance to veterans and other Massachusetts residents will now pay more than $5 million to settle case.

The debate over whether foods containing genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, should have to be labeled as such is picking up steam.

Over the past few weeks birds have begun hatching, and are on their way to growing up.

By the numbers, West Virginia's 3rd District looks like a prime Republican takeover opportunity.

U.S. Senate candidates Republican Gabriel Gomez, left, and Democratic Representative Edward Markey, right, talked with moderator R.D. Sahl, center, before a debate in Boston on Tuesday night.

The head of the state a Department of Transitional Assistance said yesterday officials are "open" to slapping photos on EBT cards, a measure they once blasted as expensive and ineffective at stamping out fraud.

As I write this there is torrential downpours happening in much of the area around the Massachusetts Turpike.

Three Tennessee clinics have received subpoenas for documents related to drugs from a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak last year.

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.