Mass. Lawmakers Increasing Calls For Welfare Reform
Efforts to eliminate fraud from Massachusetts' welfare system are expected to get plenty of attention on Beacon Hill in the coming weeks.
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Efforts to eliminate fraud from Massachusetts' welfare system are expected to get plenty of attention on Beacon Hill in the coming weeks.
The economy in Massachusetts may be faring better than the rest of the country, but it's still far behind the boom years of the late 1990s when the state enjoyed dwindling unemployment and surging revenues.
Gov. Deval Patrick is questioning the accuracy of a recent audit that found state welfare benefits had been paid to more than 1,100 dead people.
The Patrick administration is disputing claims by the state auditor that questionable welfare payments were made to more than 1,100 people who were dead or otherwise ineligible to receive payments.
WBZ's Jon Keller is the only Boston television and radio reporter that has been named as one of the best political reporters in the state.
Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray is finding replacements to fill his leadership positions in Gov. Deval Patrick's administration before formally stepping down from office.
It's poor people who are the victims of this fraud, not to mention all the taxpayers who've had enough of this administration's buck-passing and foot-dragging.
The Massachusetts state Senate seat long held by men from South Boston has been won by a woman from Dorchester.
President Barack Obama is endorsing fellow Democrat Edward Markey in the special election for the vacant Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat.
Voters in a Boston district will be heading to the polls to choose a state senator.
The mayor's office issued a statement saying that "the elective surgery will take a few hours and require a few days in the hospital and some recovery at home."
Jon Keller and David Bernstein discuss the Senate race and Lt. Gov. Tim Murray's political future after he announced his resignation this week.
Gabriel Gomez did not apologize Friday for calling Rep. Ed Markey "pond scum."
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is lending his political clout to fellow Democrat Edward Markey in the state's special U.S. Senate election.
Lt. Gov. Tim Murray has resigned from the his post at the State House, effective June 2.
