Heads up: there’s a new “sheriff” in town. But she’s no rookie. She is U.S. Attorney Leah Foley and she is doing the job that ...

The Bristol County DA is advocating for tougher penalties for anyone who supervises and sexually assaults a child after a ...

In 2022, Maine became the first state to ban spreading sewage sludge on farms and the sale of compost that contains sludge.

Markey’s campaign has announced endorsements from four members of the all-Democratic Massachusetts congressional delegation, ...

Gov. Maura Healey, pre-recorded: We are welcoming and are proud to welcome members of the Texas State Legislature who are ...

This is something that needs to be addressed head-on,” Simon Cataldo, a state representative, told JNS. “It’s not going to get better on its own.”The post New Massachusetts educational guidance ...

The new list, released Aug. 5 by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Public Affairs, includes three states and one ...

Bay State Auditor Diana DiZoglio has been fighting to audit the state legislature for years, and 9 months after a ballot ...

Advocates have filed more than 40 potential ballot questions for the 2026 midterms. Only a handful will make the cut — but ...

A coalition of housing activists, unions and social justice organizations plan to collect signatures to place a rent control ballot measure before voters in next year’s state election.

The median sales price of a single-family home in the Ocean State has risen sharply over the past five years, from $309,500 to $512,750 ...