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Workers in Massachusetts must now be paid a minimum wage of $10 an hour, up from the previous minimum of $9. The wage increase takes effect Friday under legislation that was approved in 2014, and that also calls for another increase in 2017, to $11 an hour...

(Associated Press) - Massachusetts cities and towns can begin purchasing the overdose reversal drug naloxone at a discounted rate. Attorney General Maura Healey made the announcement Wednesday, at the start of the holiday season. Healey said the holidays are traditionally a time when overdose rates have spiked...

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says her office wants to do more for students and families who face mountains of student loan debt. Healey on Tuesday announced the creation of a student loan assistance unit to help borrowers who have fallen behind on loans or face default...

(Associated Press)  -  Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says daily fantasy sports websites such as Boston-based DraftKings and FanDuel will be allowed to continue operating in Massachusetts, but under a set of rules and regulations she wants put in place...

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says her review of daily fantasy sports won't be influenced by the New York attorney general's order that DraftKings and FanDuel stop accepting bets in that state. Healey told reporters on Wednesday she was confident a ``robust legal and regulatory framework'' could be established that would allow the companies to operate while protecting consumers and g

BOSTON (AP) - The panel that oversees casino gambling and horse racing in Massachusetts has a new member.

(Associated Press) - Massachusetts gambling regulators voiced support Thursday for regulating daily fantasy sports, with some noting rising concerns about insider trading, money laundering, gambling addiction and other issues as the industry has exploded in popularity in recent years...

Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey says her office plans to address domestic and dating violence with a program called "Game Changer" funded by the New England Patriots. Speaking at UMass Dartmouth on Thursday, Healey says thanks to a $500,000 donation from Patriots owner Robert Kraft, her office will be raising awareness about relationships, especially among teens...

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says she is ``shocked and appalled'' by the ``monstrous'' shooting at an Oregon community college. Lynch made her remakes Friday in an address to the Massachusetts Medical Society where she was participating in a summit on opioid abuse...

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says she's reviewing the Boston-based fantasy sports website DraftKings. Healey said Thursday she wants to collect more information about a new industry and the company, which allows fans to play daily fantasy sports for cash prizes...