Boston University will argue an alleged sexual assault claim in court on Thursday from a California woman who said she was “groomed and sexually abused” by a Chelsea High School teacher in the late 1980s, while BU was managing the school district.
The state’s Black and Latinx populations each suffered 10 percent more COVID-19 cases in the first half of 2020 and saw a death rate three times that of white residents.
Massachusetts residents who die after voting early in this year’s election will still have their ballots counted. The temporary law will make tallying more efficent, so results should be ready by the night of the election.
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce announced in a press release Thursday that it would be collaborating with the Conservation Law Foundation and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Advisory Board to monitor the MBTA's progress with its 2017 strategic plan.
Gov. Charlie Baker filed legislation Thursday that would make it easier for law enforcement officers to detain individuals who are deemed dangerous to society while those individuals are pending trial.
The Massachusetts State Legislature will not be clarifying medical marijuana laws this congressional session despite an April 17 Supreme Judicial Court ruling that raised concerns with the Commonwealth’s current legislation.
Efforts to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour for fast food workers and big box retail employers has taken a step forward after action by a committee in the Massachusetts State Legislature Tuesday.
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Although capital punishment has been outlawed in Massachusetts, lawmakers are considering a bill that would bring the death penalty back to the Commonwealth.
The legislation, sponsored by Massachusetts...
A bill in the Massachusetts State Legislature seeks to make private college police departments operate similarly to city departments by making records publicly available, which could have implications...
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III testified before a Massachusetts State Legislature committee at a Tuesday hearing in support of two bills that would make gender...
