Massachusetts Government News

11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The patrol boat will be renamed after Sweeney, who served as an American Airlines flight attendant for 14 years.

Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I. speaks during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Sept.

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It will soon be the season for holiday decorations, but state officials are urging homeowners to avoid hanging any wreaths or garland that may include invasive plant species.

Dozens of Massachusetts families have opened their homes to more than 240 children as the state marks the seventh annual National Adoption Day.

A federal judge in Massachusetts has dismissed a lawsuit accusing television personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck of plagiarism.

Transportation officials say planning ahead and avoiding traffic "hot spots" could make things a lot smoother for Thanksgiving travelers in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Health Care Reform - Near-Universal Coverage at What Cost? Joel S. Weissman, Ph.D., and JudyAnn Bigby, M.D. Massachusetts has long been known for its academic medical centers, biomedical research, high-quality health care, and perhaps not unrelatedly, high health care costs.

Is your doctor a greedy scumbag, or just a good Massachusetts liberal? 0 The most entertaining theater in this grand health care showdown has been that in which physicians play the victim.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed that two more Massachusetts residents died in the last week of H1N1 flu.

A Massachusetts man accused in a terror plot to kill Americans should be detained in a federal jail away from other inmates while he awaits trial on terror charges because his actions have demonstrated ongoing support for terrorism and he is a flight risk, a federal judge ordered Wednesday.

Drivers won't be getting a chance to vote on a proposed ballot question to eliminate tolls in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts' monthly unemployment rate has fallen for the first time in nearly 2 1/2 years and just one month after hitting the highest level since 1976.

Government watchdogs are questioning the importance of some projects in Massachusetts funded by federal stimulus money.

A state Public Health Department study shows that smoking rates among low-income Massachusetts residents who participated in a state program to treat tobacco addiction dropped dramatically.

Cathedral High School sophomore Mark Hegarty claimed an individual western Massachusetts cross-country championship here Nov.

Some Republican lawmakers want to restore capital punishment in Massachusetts. State Senate Minority Leader Richard Tisei says the Republicans will file an amendment to allow the death penalty for capital murder convictions.

A bill tightening access to criminal records in Massachusetts could be voted on by the state Senate as early as this week.

Two Massachusetts residents are suing a company that supplied chemicals they say were involved in huge explosion that damaged more than 270 homes and businesses in 2006.

White House senior adviser David Axelrod pushed back hard at criticism from former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney about White House deliberations on Afghanistan.