Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Commonwealth of Massachusetts In Lowell, Massachusetts, neighbors opposing a nearby data center asked a court this ...

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Massachusetts has fallen to No. 11 in U.S. News & World Report's 2026 Best States rankings, dropping two spots from last year ...

Economic development chief Eric Paley talks about some of the challenges the state faces — and why it may be time to better appreciate its strengths.

As of last year, Massachusetts was one of only nine states in the country without a reporters shield law, according to the ...

The government contends it is too late for the judge to grant the plaintiffs’ request for an emergency stay because the ...

Multiple beaches have been closed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health due to unsafe swimming water. See where.

Massachusetts is on the way to giving doctors the final say on whether an abortion should be allowed late in pregnancy, a ...

This year, however, the top five best states overall are Utah, South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Nebraska. As for ...

The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday unanimously adopted shield protections for journalists and their confidential sources, ...

Leader Bank, a small Arlington-based lender with just six physical branches, processes more residential mortgages in Massachusetts than the big national players, such as Rocket Mortgage.