Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael ...

State Rep. Vanna Howard, of Lowell, handily won Tuesday’s special Senate election Tuesday to succeed Sen. Ed Kennedy, who ...

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey advanced the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act to reauthorize federal funding programs for research and technology.

Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., continues to lead Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, a new poll ...

LOWELL — It is outside of the typical election season for a state Legislature seat in Greater Lowell, but three candidates are vying for the 1st Middlesex Senate District seat on Tuesday to fill the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BOSTON (WWLP) – Massachusetts lawmakers discussed legislation that would make classrooms in the state cell phone-free. The ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - At the Statehouse, the senate debated a big change in the classroom. Public schools will ban students from using cell phones during the school day. “Why wouldn’t we do this?” Senator ...

Globe Opinion editor Jim Dao sits down for a political roundtable with columnist Joan Vennochi and Ideas writer Abdallah ...

Batista said the city is losing snowplow drivers because contractors are leaving the industry. According to Massachusetts ...

State Sen. Barry Finegold, of Andover, and his counterpart from Lawrence, examined the changing role of artificial intelligence and its potential. He uses AI to write speeches, Finegold said.