Ed Markey

First lady Jill Biden is one of several prominent officials set to speak at a teachers union convention happening in Boston later this week. The American Federation of Teachers’ biennial event will be held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Thursday through Sunday. It’s the 1.7 million-member union’s first in-person meeting in four years, the organization said in...

Another big decision from the Supreme Court is on the way after controversial rulings on guns and abortion. This one involves the environment and the fight against climate change. “This decision which they’re about to render could very easily cripple the EPA to promulgate rules to reduce greenhouse gases,” said Sen. Ed Markey. The high court is considering the...

The high court is considering the case of West Virginia versus the EPA, which was brought by coal states and companies. It argues Congress should have the authority to regulate power plant emissions and not the federal environmental agency.

U.S. Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren responded to reports that the Supreme Court is prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade with calls for legislative action.

New England’s largely Democratic delegation responded to reporting that the Supreme Court is prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade with fury and calls for Congress to protect the abortion rights it has guaranteed for half a century. Politico reported Monday that a draft opinion circulated by justices suggests the high court’s majority supports the overturning of the landmark 1973...

An initial draft majority opinion that Politico obtained suggests the Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark abortion rights case.

Senator Markey has returned from his trip to the Ukrainian border, saying that the U.S. needs to do more for Ukrainian refugees. “The United States must step up and do more to offer refuge to the Ukrainians,” Markey said after making his return home.

The Plymouth Board of Health has issued a resolution strongly opposing any potential plan to dump nearly 1 million gallons of radioactive waste into Cape Cod Bay.

Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey was one of 300 bipartisan lawmakers on a video call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday.

Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey was one of 300 bipartisan lawmakers on a video call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday. “We should do everything we can to support the people of Ukraine,” Markey said afterward. To do that, Markey says, the U.S. must stop importing oil and gas from Russia. “Russia’s tanks and armored tanks and artillery are...

People on the South Shore of Massachusetts pushed back Monday on any potential plan to dump 1 million gallons of radioactive waste into Cape Cod Bay. Holtec International, which purchased Plymouth’s Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in 2019, intends to complete the plant’s decommissioning by 2024. While Holtec says no final decisions have been made about what it will do with…

People gathered at Plymouth Town Hall to make their voices heard about potential plans to dump 1 million gallons of radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay.

Who’s on the naughty and nice lists of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, the state’s U.S. senators and other top politicians this holiday season? They offered a glimpse of that as they sang carols with Alison King for NBC10 Boston’s annual “Political Harmony” video — though some were more forthcoming than others. It is politics, after all! On the nice...

In Alison King’s annual holiday tradition, big names across Massachusetts’ political landscape come together to sing “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town.”

Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tuesday he is activating the National Guard to assist in hospitals across the state, and he also issued a mask advisory — something that lawmakers and certain groups say is not enough.

Airlines often charge passengers a fee to check an additional bag, but U.S. Sen. Ed Markey doesn’t buy that it costs the airline much to put the bag onto the plane and he joined colleagues from Connecticut, Illinois and Tennessee to unveil legislation aimed at scaling back airline charges. Airlines worldwide took in about $110 billion in fee revenue...

Legal analyst Michael Coyne reflects on the three murder convictions in the death of Ahmaud Arbery.

Members of New England’s legislative delegation took to social media Wednesday to share their thoughts on the guilty verdicts in the trial of the three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery in 2020. “Ahmaud Arbery was hunted down for simply jogging while Black,” Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley tweeted. “This verdict isn’t justice—justice would be Ahmaud alive today. The...

After calling for a Green New Deal for Boston during her campaign, Mayor Michelle Wu signed an ordinance on Monday to divest $65 million in city investments from companies that profit off fossil fuels. The ordinance was the first signed by the new mayor, and she was joined at City Hall to celebrate the city’s new investment policy by members…

It’s another big name endorsement for Michelle Wu in the Boston mayoral race.