The Massachusetts State Senate is gearing up for the next step in a growing debate over the benefits or harms that come with cellphones in K-12 classrooms.

The Massachusetts legislature has passed a budgetary bill that would establish the Massachusetts Secure Choice Savings Program, creating an automatic enrollment payroll deduction IRA. Under

The state-level protections come as congressional Republicans advance a reconciliation bill that could reduce abortion care access across the country.

The state senate passed a bill they’re calling the “Shield Act 2.0” on Thursday, aimed at fending off attacks on transgender and reproductive rights from the federal government.

Massachusetts' highest court is imposing a legal protocol that could result in hundreds of criminal defendants being set free due to a lack of legal representation.