State lawmakers have made no secret of their contempt for large numbers of ballot questions that circumvent the normal process of legislating on Beacon Hill.

Lawmakers are expected to approve the compromise budget Wednesday — the first day of the new fiscal year, making it once ...

At Project Citizenship, Gail Breslow and her team help immigrants apply for U.S. citizenship, a process that has become ...

Bounce fruit off your biceps by flexing to the beat. Shout in time to communicate with an alien. Catch pudding molds with ...

From the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular to a Frederick Douglass tribute, here are five events to check out this weekend.

This year, the nation's 250th birthday, has been busy for historical reenactors. And in a time when how history is taught is ...

The U.S. Supreme Court left some of its biggest decisions for last this session. Justices delivered a series of major opinions with consequences that will impact nearly every corner of the country.

After violence in Brockton marred the aftermath of Cape Verde's two most recent World Cup matches, the city's mayor is enacting a curfew Friday after the team's match against Argentina.

"We do not agree on what liberty means. We do not agree that equality means. We do not even agree on who 'we the people' should include," writes Boston College Law professor Kent Greenfield. "A core ...

The ruling doesn't change the law in Massachusetts, which is among 21 states that allow transgender women and girls to play ...

Update: Haverhill city officials said they're "breathing a sigh of relief," as the flow of raw sewage into the Merrimack River has ceased. Next week, they'll begin to investigate what caused the ...

President Trump's mandatory financial disclosure report shows that the Trump family pulled in at least $2.2 billion last year.