Massachusetts

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

• By Jack Herrera

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.

• By Simón Ríos

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

• By Emmanuel Felton

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

• By Dwyer Gunn

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.

• By Kate Wheeling

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

• By Ashley Hackett

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

• By Kate Wheeling

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.

• By Massoud Hayoun

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

• By Teresa Mathew

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.

• By Kate Wheeling

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

• By Kate Wheeling

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

• By Julie Morse

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.

• By Avital Andrews

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

• By Jim Russell

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.

• By Avital Andrews

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.

• By Heather Vogell

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

• By Lauren Kirchner

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.

• By Charles Ornstein

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.

• By Jim Russell