Robert Marks told investigators he had intended only to rob the woman but decided to kill her when he realized they were alone in the apartment, officials said.

Massachusetts are continuing to push Beacon Hill to recognize the needs of the state’s growing population of older people.

A new coalition of superintendents, teacher unions, and school committees are drawing attention to a number of budget busters ...

The measure now goes back to the State House, where the Senate killed a similar measure last year, leading to a large tax increase for homeowners.

More than 120,000 Massachusetts voters were purged from the rolls over the past two years for "inactivity," which is prompting renewed calls on Beacon Hill to update the ...

After four hours of tense debate and a series of failed amendments, the Boston City Council overwhelmingly approved a mayoral ...

The report, released Thursday by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, says downtown Boston's future depends on whether we can make commuting and living there easier.

Senate lawmakers passed a $425 million spending bill Wednesday that shuttles money to cash-starved emergency shelters after ...

Wu's plan would shift the property tax burden onto commercial real estate, away from homeowners. It now heads to the State ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu bashed her opponent Josh Kraft’s new housing plan, saying that his “fake rent control” pitch was ...

Fourteen months and a few shelter debates later, Gov. Maura Healey and Democrats in the House and Senate were (mostly) in alignment as each approved the latest set of restrictions on the state’s ...