AGAWAM, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Massachusetts ranks fourth in the nation for book challenges — and now the state house is doing something about it. The house has passed a bill that would prevent public ...

BOSTON (WGGB/WSHM) - A new bill passed by the Massachusetts House earlier this month aimed to safeguard libraries from book bans. It comes after the Baystate ranked fourth in the country last year in ...

SOMETHING THAT OUR BEN SIMMONEAU HAS BEEN REPORTING ON FOR YEARS NOW AND JOINS US NOW WITH A CLOSER LOOK. BEN MARIA AND ED MASS AVE COST A LOT OF MONEY AND IS PAID FOR BY BOTH GAS AND ELECTRIC ...

Senate Democrats unveiled their long-awaited answer Wednesday morning to the soaring utility bills that have become a defining election year issue on Beacon Hill, proposing legislation they say will ...

The minimum wage would be raised to $25 an hour under a new bill to be introduced by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) on Thursday, in a bid to enthuse the working-class voters who have abandoned the ...

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren slammed President Donald Trump for putting his political fortunes ahead of Americans’ economic security after he blew up a planned signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing ...

With voters increasingly squeezed by high prices at gas stations, grocery stores, and doctors’ offices, Democrats on Beacon Hill are zeroing in on a series of major changes to ease another prominent ...

After years of skyrocketing energy bills, Massachusetts Senate leaders unveiled a plan that they said would save consumers an estimated $14 billion. Did Trump's motorcade drive through reflecting pool ...

A bill aimed at easing the nation’s housing crisis is headed for the U.S. House after winning overwhelming, bipartisan approval in the U.S. Senate on Monday. It’s a victory for U.S. Sen. Elizabeth ...

The Senate on Monday approved legislation intended to lower the cost of housing by increasing supply, cutting regulations and limiting the number of single-family homes owned by large institutional ...

President Donald Trump’s new acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, began purging staff members at the office Monday, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News. Subscribe ...