Massachusetts Foster Parents Sue After State Revokes Their Permits for Refusing To ‘Affirm’ Children’s Gender Identities

Two religious families are suing Massachusetts after it rescinded their licenses to serve as foster parents because they refused to promise to affirm a hypothetical child’s gender identity. The conservative law firm, the Alliance Defending Freedom, filed a …

Protecting the press: It’s time for Massachusetts to pass a shield law

Massachusetts stands as an alarming outlier among the states. While 41 others have recognized the vital importance of protecting journalists and their sources through shield laws, our commonwealth continues to leave its press vulnerable to legal …

Airsoft Gun Sparked Massachusetts College Campus Lockdown, Cops Say

Data show the wealthiest ZIP codes in Massachusetts

Back Bay leads the way as the wealthiest neighborhood in Massachusetts, according to new research from the Boston Business Journal that breaks down the state's wealthiest ZIP codes. The new data suggests that Greater Boston as a whole stands as the …

Expanded Protections for Reproductive Health and Gender-Affirming Care: What Massachusetts Providers Need to Know

On August 7, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law an Act Strengthening Healthcare Protections in the Commonwealth (the “Act”), which amends the state’s existing “Shield Law” protections for providers of reproductive health and gender- …

State of California spending could duplicate Massachusetts experience

6 Western Massachusetts Towns That Could Be Settings for Hallmark Christmas Movies

Believe it or not, Massachusetts, but Christmas is just over three months away. And of course, something that has become synonymous with the Christmas season every year is Hallmark Christmas movies! While there have been plenty of those already either …

Study finds Massachusetts and Rhode Island spend the most on lottery

(WJAR) — As Americans get ready for Friday’s $1.7 billion Powerball drawing, it appears Southern New England might be shelling out the most in tickets. According to a LendingTree study, Massachusetts and Rhode Island spend the most on lottery tickets. The …

Massachusetts Department of Correction launches beekeeping pilot program

(WJAR) — Massachusetts Department of Correction announced the launch of a new pilot program involving beekeeping. According to officials, the hands-on curriculum will teach beekeeping to incarcerated people. The program is at the Pondville Correctional …

New documents reveal Massachusetts spent more than $1.4 million in taxpayer money on Karen Read’s second trial

DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - New documents released by the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office show the Commonwealth spent more than $1.4 million in taxpayer money to prosecute Karen Read a second time. Invoices show special prosecutor Hank Brennan was …