Beacon Hill Okays Dec. 26 Liquor Sales
State lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow package stores to open on the day after Christmas.
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State lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow package stores to open on the day after Christmas.
The new jobless rate was the lowest monthly figure since December 2008.
The state is cashing in big time on unclaimed property.
Gov. Deval Patrick has named Stephen Crosby, a former state official in Republican administrations, to chair a powerful commission that will oversee the state's new casino gambling law.
Barring a last-minute hitch, the tax rate will automatically be reduced from 5.3 percent to 5.25 on Jan. 1.
Massachusetts gas prices have dropped for the fourth consecutive week.
You may want to make sure you have enough beer and wine at home to get you through the 26th.
The new fiscal year doesn't start for another six months, but on Beacon Hill, lawmakers, economists and advocates are already looking ahead.
A coalition is pushing for a new seat belt enforcement law after a study showed that seat belt use in Massachusetts is among the lowest in the country.
Fishermen, scientists and rulemakers gathered Friday in New Hampshire to discuss an unexpectedly dire assessment of the health of Gulf of Maine cod and seek ways the fishing industry can weather it.
A push is underway to allow Massachusetts liquor stores to sell alcohol on the Monday after Christmas.
Texting while driving increased 50 percent last year despite a rush by states to ban the practice.
Cathedral High School is going to have to live with Saturday's heartbreaking Super Bowl loss.
Mayor Menino met with the Cathedral HS football team Wednesday and offered a celebratory lunch after a controversial Super Bowl loss.
William Galvin said he doesn't believe there's any evidence that Romney officials "deliberately did not retain records."
A touchdown celebration cost a Boston high school team a championship over the weekend.
A brand new book has hit the market and it's by a local author, who's considered a networking guru.
It seems five arrests, a suspended license and a monitoring bracelet weren't enough to stop a man from drinking and driving again, according to police.
The election is 11 months away, but there's already a dead heat in the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts, according to a new poll.
Did you get a tax refund this year? If not, it may be lost in the mail.
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank will not seek re-election in 2012.
The price of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts has trickled down another two cents.
A professor at the University of Utah pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he viewed child pornography on his laptop during a flight from Salt Lake City to Boston.
The Supreme Court has left in place a ruling that denied $333,000 to airport skycaps who claimed they were cheated out of tips when American Airlines started charging curbside baggage fees.
