Massachusetts State House

The Massachusetts State House is the only state capitol in the country to remain closed to the public since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Organizers of Saturday’s event say they want Gov. Charlie Baker to make Indigenous People’s Day a statewide holiday.

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering changes to a 2016 animal welfare law that sets living standards for egg-laying hens and some livestock to avoid a possible egg shortage. The voter law sets standards for how much space is required to keep pigs, calves and egg-laying hens. For hens it requires enough room for the birds to be capable of “fully spreading…

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering changes to a 2016 animal welfare law that sets living standards for egg-laying hens and some livestock to avoid a possible egg shortage.

The Massachusetts House and Senate on Monday passed legislation extending the state’s COVID-19 emergency paid leave program, which is currently scheduled to expire on Thursday. Under the bill (H 4127), which also speaks to a public education campaign to promote the program’s availability, the program would be extended until April 1, 2022. Lawmakers sent the bill to Gov. Charlie Baker…

Lawmakers will take up a vaccine mandate for themselves and workers here at the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill. House leaders propose anyone who wants to work from the state house will need to be vaccinated. Some republicans have come out against the mandate saying that they work for the people, not the legislature and should be allowed in…

House leaders have proposed that anyone who wants to work from Beacon Hill will need to be vaccinated.

The lunch counter is back at the Capitol Coffeehouse, a favorite of lawmakers steps from the Massachusetts Statehouse — a bug indication normalcy is starting to return to Beacon Hill. “Every week we will see an improvement from the previous week,” Capitol Coffeehouse owner Sam Maione said. And while the statehouse is still not open to the public and many…

The Massachusetts State House is showing signs of life after over a year of being all but deserted, with lawmakers voting in person and activists outside, too.

Teachers unions in Massachusetts are working on an emergency bill that would force the state’s education commissioner to give districts until April 26 to reopen.

Protesters, including a group of children, outside the Massachusetts State House on Sunday called for action on the COVID-19 housing equity bill that would put a hold on evictions and foreclosures.

Some of the littlest voices in Massachusetts tackled big issues on Sunday, joining a group of protesters outside the Massachusetts State House to call for action on the COVID-19 housing equity bill that would put a hold on evictions and foreclosures. “Right now, more than ever, we need this bill to pass,” said Gabriella Cartagena, community organizer with City Life…

Outside the Massachusetts State House on Sunday, protesters called for action on the COVID-19 housing equity bill that would put a hold on evictions and foreclosures.

Several roads surrounding the Mass. State House were closed for several hours Sunday “out of an abundance of caution.”

The FBI sent a warning that armed protests may be planned for all state capitols in the U.S. Jan. 16-20.

Beacon Hill leaders are assessing State House security needs in the wake of Wednesday’s siege on the U.S. Capitol. Without getting into any specifics, Gov. Charlie Baker, Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Ronald Mariano issued a short joint statement addressing the issue Friday morning. “The safety of the Massachusetts State House, its employees and its neighbors is...

A transportation bill and changes to college sexual violence laws were among the things highlighted by lawmakers overnight.

Massachusetts senators passed a scaled-back version of a police reform bill Monday. With the House in session Tuesday, a spokeswoman for Gov. Charlie Baker said he would sign the new version if the House goes along with the changes.

Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo is leaving the post he has held for more than a decade, and he’s doing so on his own terms. It’s a notable distinction, given that the three speakers who preceded him — Sal DiMasi, Tom Finneran and Charley Flaherty — all left amid corruption charges. “It’s refreshing that he doesn’t have to step...

Robert DeLeo, the speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, is leaving to join Northeastern University.