House and Senate Democrats broke for another long weekend Thursday without announcing any deal on a spending bill that would ...

Some pandemic-era policies, like to-go cocktails and outdoor dining, might be sticking around in Massachusetts for good.

Senate and House negotiators on Wednesday proposed a new nine-month limit on how long families can stay in the state’s ...

State dollars for the emergency family shelter system are dwindling, and restaurateurs who for years enjoyed expanded outdoor dining and the ability to sell drinks to go remain "in limbo" amid a ...

The bill also steers hundreds of millions of dollars to a shelter program at risk of running out of money. It next goes to ...

The House voted 117-36 and the Senate 29-9 to approve the compromise spending bill that was first announced Wednesday ...

South Liverpool’s biggest al fresco drinking, dining and events space is making a comeback ... the gardens become a sun trap ...

WE HAVE A DEAL — House and Senate negotiators struck an accord Wednesday on a supplemental spending bill that would pour up to $426 million into the state’s emergency shelter system and limit how long ...

Massachusetts lawmakers are expected to vote Thursday on a bill that makes permanent the pandemic-era practice of allowing ...

and money for those providing services in the shelters. The plan makes permanent pandemic-era rules around outdoor dining and ...

The property also includes access to a deeded dock, which is located down the road from the house, said the listing agent.

Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ and representatives’ votes on roll calls from the week of April 22-28. Some of ...