State House

The bronze statue of President John Kennedy on a little-used corner of the State House lawn is taking a stroll back into the limelight. Portrayed in mid-stride with one hand at his jacket pocket, Kennedy has stood since 1990 on the plaza in front of the State House’s West Wing entrance. But that entrance was closed after the 2001 terrorist…

Days after Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker called President Donald Trump “incredibly irresponsible” for downplaying the seriousness of COVID-19, the governor met at the State House with one of the White House’s senior coronavirus response leaders, who was in the state to hear from university presidents about college testing. Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House’s coronavirus response coordinator, visited Boston...

Dr. Deborah Birx, a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, was in Cambridge to talk about the need to take precautions against COVID-19.

Victims were remembered at the Massachusetts State House Friday on the 19th anniversary of the tragedy.

Family members of three men who were killed by police over the last several years are calling on Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to help them re-open their cases.

There was a protest outside the Massachusetts State House on Sunday against the flu vaccine mandate recently announced by state leaders.

In a call to end systemic racism, organizers, activists and social justice groups will march from the Parkman Bandstand in Boston Common to the State House steps Friday.

Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday said he would extend Vermont’s state-of-emergency order later this week as the number of novel coronavirus cases in the state surpassed 600. In a press conference, Scott said he would announce the extension and provide further details Friday. Scott said social distancing measures had helped slow the spread of COVID-19, adding that data showed over…

In an update on COVID-19, Vermont health officials advised residents to wear face masks.

Vermont officials are now advising residents to wear cloth masks when out in public to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Vermont Health Commissioner Mark Levine on Friday said he is now recommending that residents wear cloth masks in public even if they don’t have symptoms. This is a reversal from previous advice saying this was not necessary...

People can donate supplies such as N95/N99 masks, gloves and protective gowns.

A bill making its way through the Massachusetts Statehouse would require schools to provide free disposable menstrual products to students. The bill would require that the products be available in school restrooms in a way that doesn’t stigmatize students. The bill has received the backing of the Legislature’s Education Committee but has yet to come up for a vote...

A new award created for the Commonwealth’s 33rd annual Performance Recognition Program honors former Governor Paul Cellucci.

On Day 27 of the government shutdown, hundreds of federal workers rallied outside the Massachusetts State House.

House Speaker Robert DeLeo is forming a special committee to investigate claims of inappropriate conduct against Rep. from Dedham

Convenience stores across Massachusetts closed up shop for part of Wednesday so that owners could protest proposed regulations that would take menthol cigarettes off their shelves. About a thousand members of the Boston Convenience Store Owners Association and as well as owners of other stores across the Commonwealth, shut down their businesses in solidarity to take part in the noon...

Parents and other visitors to schools in Hampstead are no longer allowed to bring guns onto school property. The Eagle Tribune reports that the School Board unanimously approved a policy prohibiting anyone other than law enforcement and school resource officers from bringing guns on campus during school hours and during school-sponsored activities.

A Massachusetts lawmaker has introduced legislation that would make using the “b-word” to demean others illegal in the state. The bill, proposed by Rep. Daniel Hunt, would subject those who use the word “to accost, annoy, degrade or demean the other person” to penalties.

The public discussed the possibility of safe injection sites Thursday at a meeting in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood. The room was packed at the Massachusetts General Hospital Charlestown Health Center for a panel to discuss facilities where users can inject drugs under medical supervision.

This week, the public can get a rare glimpse into what a safe injection site would look like if they were open in Massachusetts. Advocates have set up a mock site at the Massachusetts General Hospital Charlestown Health Center as they look to raise awareness about the idea to combat the opioid crisis.