Massachusetts

Experts say detaining immigrants at appointments with authorities discourages them from cooperating with law enforcement.

Advocates say education can transform offenders—and the neighborhoods where they live.

The ruling is an important step forward for the First Amendment's "right to record," which has become increasingly valuable at a time when images of police brutality often go viral.

William Gross will become the top cop in a department that's struggling to modernize and overcome accusations of entrenched racial bias.

Plum Island is a case study in how communities are reacting not just to the ebb-and-flow of nature, but to a changing ocean.

Across the country, there's a growing movement for economic empowerment through legalization.

The small Massachusetts city is showing how investing in affordable housing, education, and job training can help power an economic recovery.

The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that the state attorney general has the authority to investigate what the oil and gas giant knew about climate change.

A drug lab chemist in Amherst had tampered with evidence and abused various confiscated drugs over an eight-year span.

In a Friday ruling, the judge upheld Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's crackdown on copycat assault weapons.

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno reportedly responded to the South Congregational's sanctuary project by calling for the city to look into whether the church's housing facility was up to code.

In Massachusetts, state officials are looking to utilize sanctuary laws similar to those used for immigration to protect the legalization of cannabis.

Scott Pruitt has made Superfund site clean-up a priority, but the number of sites removed from the list in 2017 is on par with previous years.

The ruling undercuts the leverage of federal authorities to compel local police to honor civil detainers.

A handful of insurance companies have begun programs that connect their members with social workers.

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

A few decades ago, Silicon Valley beat out Boston for tech dominance. Today, Boston is emerging as the epicenter of a new economic era.

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

Under new rules, Massachusetts schools will not be allowed to use certain techniques to restrain or isolate students as frequently and will have to report all restraints and injuries.

A compelling new documentary on Boston's infamous mob boss shows the lasting trauma of his reign of terror.

Oregon, Minnesota, Maryland, and Massachusetts are still struggling to get back on track after a disastrous launch that makes HealthCare.gov look successful by comparison.

Don't believe a word of the brain drain hysteria. Boston is one of only two talent production industry clusters anywhere in the United States.