The problem is not that the public lacks crucial information about its government; it’s that its government lacks crucial information about the public -- and has little motivation to care about that.

As most cities and towns got into compliance with the housing law — eagerly or dragging their feet along the way — some holdouts were hoping that the state’s high court would rule that they did not ...

The administration is working across state agencies and with workforce partners to remove obstacles that prevent people from ...

The Federal Transit Administration officially closed its safety management inspection of the Department of Public Utilities' safety oversight management of the MBTA.

IF THERE’S ONE THING advocates, officials, residents, and experts can all agree on, it’s that Massachusetts’s Gateway Cities need more housing. A lot of it. What kind of housing needs to be built?

Then-Massachusetts Teachers Association president Max Page speaks at a 2024 rally in support of the union-backed ballot question ending the use of MCAS exam results as a high school graduation ...

It is easy to see how that storyline can spark the ire of voters and the scorn of opinion writers. But it is a fundamentally ...

One of the most consequential recommendations in the state graduation council's report is its emphasis on postsecondary ...

Secretary of State William Galvin addresses reporters after word that the Supreme Judicial Court has dismissed a Republican challenge to the state's new law allowing voting by mail for any reason.

THE PROSPECTS FOR meaningful reforms addressing health care affordability in the state feel bit a bit like the chances the Red Sox have in the postseason: The local nine are a near-lock to make the ...

Gov. Maura Healey is all-in on artificial intelligence, but she's also trying to get a handle on soaring energy costs and a growing backlash to the very structures supporting the AI boom — data ...