The U.S. Department of Justice could launch an official investigation into Massachusetts' immigrant shelter system.

Officials in Greater Lowell towns still resisting the requirements of the MBTA Communities Law gave mixed reactions to last ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has taken a similarly combative stance in response to recent ICE operations in Boston and beyond.

State Auditor Diana DiZoglio wants to charge $2,000 to fulfill a public records request for documents that detail the early ...

A Superior Court judge concluded the possible costs of the MBTA Communities Act are "indirect," which means the law is not an unfunded mandate, and that grant programs are available to help shoulder ...

The few drops of rain that fell during Haverhill’s first pride parade were difficult to distinguish from tears of emotion ...

Lawsuits — filed by the towns of Duxbury, Hamilton, Hanson, Holden, Marshfield, Middleton, Wenham, Weston, and Wrentham — ...

The collection of suits argued that, because the state auditor’s office concluded that the MBTA Communities law is an “unfunded mandate” by forcing cities and towns near pubic transit to zone for ...

Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio reports that Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, mishandled the state's emergency ...

The biggest potential threat to Healey is from fellow Democrat Diana DiZoglio, should she decide to challenge Healey in the ...

An illegal immigrant in the Bay State is accused of raping a child, according to police who say the victim was “tied, bound or gagged.” Lorenzo Lopez Alcario, 30, was recently arrested by Marlboro ...