BOSTON — For the seventh year in a row, the state auditor's office uncovered a record amount of public assistance benefit fraud, identifying nearly $17 million that was being improperly spent … more

BOSTON — To address the extreme toll of opioid addiction, Democratic candidate for governor Jay Gonzalez on Tuesday said he would require health insurers and the state's MassHealth program to … more

BOSTON — Marijuana regulators could approve the first prospective marijuana businesses for expedited licensing next week, after the Cannabis Control Commission's staff is able to review more … more

BOSTON — Coming soon to Worcester: the Cannabis Control Commission.The young state agency that oversees the rapidly growing legal marijuana industry in Massachusetts agreed Tuesday to search … more

BOSTON — Facing potential criminal repercussions for allegedly driving drunk, Sen. Mike Brady could also eventually face consequences in the legislative chamber he joined three years … more

BOSTON — As her office investigates whether any members of the Massachusetts State Police broke the law by accepting overtime payments for shifts they did not work, Attorney General Maura … more

BOSTON — Bryon Hefner, the husband of former Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, has been indicted on felony charges in connection with sexual assault, criminal lewdness, and distributing nude … more

BOSTON — The effort to tax and regulate short-term housing rentals appears to be gathering steam. A week after the House voted 118-30 to pass a bill regulating and taxing rentals through sites … more

BOSTON — After adopting an environmentally friendly provision, the Senate on Thursday passed a roughly $1.8 billion housing bill that would recapitalize affordable housing programs and extend … more

BOSTON — As student activists seek policy solutions to national gun violence in the aftermath of February's mass shooting at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, mental health … more