Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has taken a step toward making the state's battered fishing industry eligible for federal disaster assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
A lawyer appointed by the Massachusetts governor to review prosecutions connected to a state lab scandal found that the drug cases of more than 40,000 defendants may have been tainted.
David Meier led a file-by-file review of narcotics cases in which former state chemist Annie Dookhan tested samples...
A report says Massachusetts needs to provide more safe houses and other services for victims of human trafficking as part of a comprehensive plan to address the sex trade.
A 19-member human trafficking task force created under a 2011 law that increased penalties for human trafficking released its findings on Monday...
Governor Deval Patrick is being eyed as Eric Holder's replacement for Attorney General. Sources tell Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed that Holder's days are numbered. Sneed's anonymous source from the White House says Obama will wait until "the heat dies down on the latest hot-button scandals to hit the Justice Department...
A massive manhunt in the Watertown, MA resulted in the death of one suspect in the bombings of the Boston Marathon. Governor Deval Patrick held a conference early this morning to update everyone on the situation.