Government & Politics

City and town leaders are thankful that lawmakers tacked another $150 million onto a road and bridge maintenance funding bill the House plans to approve Thursday, but they still want the Legislature to authorize more funding specifically for the Chapter 90 program.

The Healey Administration warned pharmacies across Massachusetts on Wednesday: keep reproductive health medications, including a drug approved to end a pregnancy in early stages, in stock or face state investigation.

Two Central Massachusetts nonprofits and their partner hospitals will receive 20% of the $3 million in grants awarded by the Gov. Maura Healey Administration to aging services access points across Massachusetts.

Suffolk County Superior Court has ruled food delivery service platform Grubhub Holdings Inc. illegally overcharged fees to Massachusetts restaurants, which was in violation of the state’s statutory fee cap implemented during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Facing a "substantial increase" in people being robbed of their public benefits by fraudsters and scammers, Acting...

The MBTA's commuter rail network only goes as far as Worcester. Amtrak offers passenger rail service to points further west, but on its current schedule, just one train per day -- the Lake Shore Limited bound for Chicago -- travels nonstop from Boston to Springfield.

More than one hundred organizations endorsed a call Monday for lawmakers to extend a pandemic-era eviction prevention policy, warning that the looming March 31 expiration will displace Bay Staters and stymie other efforts to keep people in their homes.

Gov. Maura Healey has now proposed over $56.5 billion in state spending since taking office, adding a $734 million supplemental budget request to her agenda on Friday.

The banking sector was roiled Sunday by another emergency rescue.

A new group of patient advocates, business leaders and independent pharmacists will wade into debate this term over the role of pharmacy benefit managers at a time when prescription drug prices are on the rise.