Massachusetts News

Sen. Lindsey Graham conceded that GOP can't say that it has a monopoly on wanting to strengthen families.

In a move that stands to create jobs, boost local economies, reduce diesel emissions and protect human health and the environment for people across New England, EPA has awarded $502,500 to the Mass.

Does Sarah Palin have a political future? Until she declares otherwise, the assumption will be that she remains interested at least in exploring a presidential campaign for 2012.

Companies that make it easier for doctors to write prescriptions electronically would be eligible for a tax break under a bill being considered on Beacon Hill.

As the hurricane season approaches, Massachusetts is working to protect its fragile coastline.

A new report said Massachusetts taxpayers are not getting their money's worth from an incentive program to boost filmmaking in the state.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is stepping down, announcing suddenly Friday that she will pursue other means of having an impact in the public arena, fueling speculation about her intentions for another bid for national office.

A proposal by National Grid to increase the average residential customer's utility bill by 5.5 percent next year has come under scrutiny by the state Attorney General's office.

Even though the total amounts to less than 2/3 of 1 percent of the Fiscal Year 2009 Supplemental Appropriations bill signed into law by President Obama last week, the $668 million allocated to continue the recovery from Hurricane Katrina will make a world of difference in Mississippi.

A man has been struck by lightning and traffic problems reported as thunderstorms move across Massachusetts.

Lightning has struck a historic eastern Massachusetts church, damaging its roof and destroying its steeple.

Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.

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Battered by cuts in local aid, municipal leaders in Western Massachusetts are licking their lips over the possibility of raising additional revenues for government from a new local tax on restaurants.

Two more deaths in Boston have been linked to H1N1, bringing the total number of H1N1 related deaths to four in Massachusetts, health officials announced Wednesday.

A former Massachusetts schoolteacher who was found with a student at a West Virginia motel has pleaded not guilty to rape.

One by one, potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates are fading away or facing challenges.

Massachusetts officials are set to release a draft plan that spells out rules for setting up wind farms in state waters.

The bells of an ice cream truck can sound innocent, but state legislators are concerned that the driver might not be so harmless.

Adams is in negotiations to star alongside Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in The Fighter .