Government & Politics

With Bay Staters facing skyrocketing energy bills, Gov. Maura Healey demanded Sunday that a state regulatory agency and utility companies provide urgent relief to customers.

"The President’s Order is an attempt to bully employers into eliminating lawful policies that we know reduce complaints of illegal discrimination, increase a company’s bottom line, and improve workforce culture and consumer experience," Campbell said in a statement.

Goldberg fired O'Brien in September 2024 after considering about 19 hours of meetings held last summer as well as two outside investigations, various documents, case law and policies. O'Brien is contesting her firing and has appealed it through Suffolk Superior Court.

Massachusetts Head Start programs employed 4,212 people in the 2023-2024 program year.

Speaking at a WBJ event on Tuesday, Melnik said proposed cuts could have a significant negative impact on the state.

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester is sounding the alarms over plans by the Trump Administration to significantly cut the money spent on biomedical and public health research.

The Center for Women & Enterprise Central MA has laid off Director Racquel Knight.

Former state Sen. Dean Tran was sentenced Friday to a year and a half in prison followed by two years of supervised release, having been convicted of 23 felony counts including COVID and tax fraud, federal prosecutors said.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has closed its investigations into Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick and Framingham Union Hospital, probing sparked by undisclosed hospital-related incidents and complaints filed by the Massachusetts Nurses Association labor union.

Heads or tails? The Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Thursday voted 3-2 to allow sports betting companies to offer wagers on one of the very first actions to take place at this Sunday's Super Bowl, the opening coin toss.