State House News Service

The Department of Public Health will not publish its daily or weekly COVID-19 reports on Thursday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Friday’s daily dashboardRead More

While cities like Cambridge and Pittsfield take steps to suspend indoor dining, Gov. Charlie Baker said he had not seen data that would support aRead More

Promising vaccine trial results have offered a glimmer of hope that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic could be approaching, but testing capacity is stillRead More

In a sign of the power of the second COVID-19 surge that has been underway, Massachusetts jumped from 150,000 cumulative cases to 200,000 in justRead More

Another House employee who was in the State House as recently as Tuesday has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an email sent by HouseRead More

Early and mail-in voting across Massachusetts helped drive turnout in the Nov. 3 election to a record 76 percent, the state’s top election official announced Thursday.Read More

President-elect Joe Biden should initiate an obstruction of justice investigation into President Donald Trump’s reported correspondence with election officials in other states, the top electionRead More

.Parents of K-12 students participating in hybrid learning models have a more pessimistic outlook on the impacts of this pandemic-disrupted school year than those whoseRead More

The Massachusetts Port Authority plans to slash its workforce by about 25 percent through a combination of voluntary retirements and separations, furloughs, and terminations. TheRead More

Baker administration transportation officials have stressed they are unlikely to reverse service cuts promptly even if the federal government makes another round of one-time emergencyRead More