State House News Service

Facing a budget squeeze and billion-dollar-a-year shelter crisis, Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday night plans to highlight milestones from her first year in office andRead More

Gov. Maura Healey will press for major investments into the long-strained early education and care sector despite her administration’s muted forecast for state finances, pitchingRead More

Home sales across Massachusetts sank to a 12-year low in 2023, the first year in office for Gov. Maura Healey, whose road to the cornerRead More

A hiring blitz during Gov. Maura Healey’s first year in office boosted the MBTA’s headcount by more than 10 percent and “set a new barRead More

“Keep your eyes peeled,” for free community college funding in the Senate’s version of the fiscal year 2025 budget, Senate President Karen Spilka said Wednesday.Read More

Continuing to fund a record level of emergency shelter services “becomes harder and harder to support” while tax collections lag expectations, the top House DemocratRead More

Looking to strengthen the commonwealth’s standing to compete for millions of federal dollars, Gov. Maura Healey told Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen Wednesday aboutRead More

For the second straight legislative term, the House unanimously approved legislation Wednesday aimed at closing a “loophole” that makes Massachusetts one of only two statesRead More

The City of New Bedford is moving forward with initial plans to memorialize one of the Bay State’s most famed authors in its downtown historicRead More

Gov. Maura Healey and her budget team hit the reset button Monday, announcing a plan to cut $375 million from the current year’s budget amidRead More