Bill Would Provide Court Protection For Family Pets
Senator Katherine Clark has sponsored a bill that would allow the family pet to be protected by restraining orders.
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Senator Katherine Clark has sponsored a bill that would allow the family pet to be protected by restraining orders.
A top aide to Governor Deval Patrick has been placed on unpaid leave after he was accused of driving drunk last weekend.
The six Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate focused much of their first debate on the candidate not on stage, incumbent Republican Sen. Scott Brown.
A new poll shows a close race between U.S. Senator Scott Brown and Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren. But Brown says he is not worried.
There are rumblings of a presidential primary in New Hampshire being scheduled as early as December. How would that affect the political landscape?
Lawmakers on Beacon Hill have been busy debating everything from the casino bill to immigration reform. Jon Keller is at large.
The Massachusetts Senate is set to resume debate on its casino gambling bill.
Attorney General Martha Coakley announced indictments Friday against 10 people linked to a series of Medicaid fraud schemes that investigators allege cheated taxpayers out of nearly $10 million.
Florida has decided to hold its Republican presidential primary on Jan. 31, triggering angry responses from traditional early voting states like New Hampshire.
In the struggle to find who will challenge president Obama, a growing number of Republicans think it should be Herman Cain or Chris Christie.
Setti Warren stood with his wife on the front lawn of the home where he grew up and now lives and announced on Thursday he will drop out of the race for U.S. Senate.
A Democratic official familiar with Warren's decision said Wednesday that the Newton mayor would make his announcement at an event Thursday morning.
A Statehouse news conference by sheriffs calling for tougher enforcement of immigration laws ended abruptly on Wednesday after pro-immigrant activists entered the room to protest.
Our politics have become ridiculously polarized and paranoid. But calling off the election isn't the way to go.
Jon Huntsman could play the spoiler to Mitt Romney in the Republican race for President in New Hampshire. He made a surprisingly strong showing there in the latest poll.