Government & Politics

A six-person conference committee is now fully in place and ready in the new year to begin hashing out final details of Massachusetts legislation overhauling cannabis laws.

The year-long battle over National Institutes of Health funding, which caused UMass Chan Medical School to lay off employees in April, reached a new milestone on Tuesday.

Nine ballot initiatives are now cleared to advance toward the 2026 ballot. Two more proposals to address residential zoning laws and create a Nature For All Fund still need to be certified.

Facing a potentially crowded and costly 2026 ballot cycle, lawmakers advanced legislation to tighten disclosure rules for ballot question campaigns and reveal who’s funding them.

If the Cannabis Control Commission determines that a licensee has sold less than 70% of what the licensee produced during a review period, then the commission may reduce the licensee's maximum canopy to a lower tier, according to a CCC memo.

The deal resolves allegations of Feedback Earth violating environmental laws, installing unauthorized equipment, and emitting odors impacting residents up to 4.4 miles away, according to the AG's office.

The MassDevelopment request for proposals seeks to build on the regional enterprise zone’s growth through the development of two separate sites for residential uses.

Massachusetts voters in 2026 could have the chance to repeal adult-use recreational marijuana.

The House and Senate have conducted minimal business during their six-week holiday season recess.

The Town of Clinton is seeking proposals to redevelop the former site of a towing company in...