John Deaton, who ran against Elizabeth Warren in the Massachusetts Senate race, talks about the state of politics on the national and local level,

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 7,760 in the week ending January 18, down from 9,908 the week before, the Labor Department said.

A coalition pushing a 2026 ballot question that would repeal a gun law Gov. Maura Healey signed last year raised more than $136,000 in four months but drew roughly a third of its cash from a gun manufacturer that fled Massachusetts in 2023,

Federal authorities are threatening to investigate state officials who don't comply with immigration enforcement policies.

Fire crews battled a three-alarm fire at a home Sunday in Quincy, Massachusetts. The fire broke out just after 4 p.m. Sunday at a home on Arlington Street in the city. Firefighter struck multiple alarms to call for more resources.

Two women were seriously injured in a Sunday morning crash on Interstate 495 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, State Police said.

As of a month ago, much of the state was still in a severe drought, with other regions in moderate droughts at the time.

Nearly 40 cats affected by near-record snowfall in Louisiana are arriving at the MSPCA at Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem on Saturday as part of an urgent rescue mission.

Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) said she supports “apprehension of criminals in our communities" when asked about recent ICE arrests in her state.

Gov. Maura Healey filed a $62B FY26 budget proposal that attempts to address slower revenue growth during the post-pandemic era by relying on a voter-approved surtax to buoy spending decisions and

Saturday was chilly and a bit breezy, but the wind will kick back up on Sunday. What’s interesting is high temperatures will actually be pretty mild in the mid to upper 30s, but when you factor in the breezy conditions it’ll still only feel like the mid to upper 20s.