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BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is telling supporters she's willing to sue Republican President-elect Donald Trump if that's what's needed to protect the state. In a fundraising email Tuesday, the Democrat said that when the federal government overreaches or attempts to take illegal action, state attorneys general provide a first line of defense...

A New Bedford man is charged by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office following accusations that he underpaid and overworked a Brazilian couple and threatened them at gunpoint. 38-year-old Donny Sousa is charged with human trafficking, larceny, assault, and wage theft after being indicted last week by a Bristol County Grand Jury...

A Westport car dealership has been sued by the Mass. Attorney General. F&R Auto at 1052 State Road was named in a civil suit filed by the Attorney General's office in Bristol County Superior Court. The A-G's office says it has received 113 complaints about F&R Auto from consumers dating back to August of 2012. The...

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey stepped up gun control in the state Wednesday, sidestepping legislation and issuing a notice to gun shop owners banning the sale of so-called copycat assault rifles. The ban applies to firearms that have been modified to look like AR-15s and AK-47s, but are still legal weapons by Massachusetts standards...

Opponents of the transgender anti-discrimination bill are worried about the implications of the proposed law. Jonathan Alexandre, legal counsel for the Massachusetts Family Institute, says the bill is subject to guidelines drafted by the state's Attorney General Maura Healey...

BOSTON (AP) _ The attorney general of Massachusetts has finalized what she calls the most comprehensive rules in the nation for daily fantasy sports operators. The regulations issued on Friday by Maura Healey are largely the same as those she proposed in November...

A Wareham man is among four individuals being charged with fraudulently collecting more than $79,000 by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office.

State and federal law enforcement agencies are pledging to work together to crack down on doctors and other health care providers who illegally prescribe or dispense opioid painkillers. Attorney General Maura Healey said Wednesday her office has formed a task force with the FBI, the U...

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is suggesting state lawmakers create regulations that could apply to all online gambling technologies. The commission on Monday released a report that says there's a growing consensus that some regulations are needed to protect players and also to provide guidelines and predictability to daily fantasy sports operators...

President Obama is going to tighten the nation's gun rules within the next few weeks.   Several reports say the President will meet with Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to finalize new executive actions that will be announced the following week. ...