President Barack Obama has signed a new law that will give hundreds of thousands of homeowners living in flood-prone areas relief from big jumps in insurance costs.
Lawmakers from both parties supported the measure in response to angry homeowners who faced sharp premium hikes after an overhaul of the government's flood insurance program two years ago
A local carpenters union contnues to picket a construction site behind the Hawthorne Medical Associates complex in North Dartmouth.
The union is protesting what they say are subpar wages and benefits being paid by a sub-contractor on site, Commercial Drywall and Construction in New Bedford
Gov. Deval Patrick has written the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, expressing concerns about the safety of the Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth.
Patrick was fulfilling a promise he made earlier this month after meeting with the head of a group of Cape Cod residents hoping to close the plant
President Barack Obama says New Hampshire has a ``great senator'' in Democrat Jeanne Shaheen but he'd be ``happy'' if her possible challenger, former Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown, wants to move to Texas because moderate Republicans are needed in other parts of the country