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Attorney General Martha Coakley is reminding patients and protesters of the legal protections that still exist around abortion clinics even after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruled the Massachusetts' 35-foot buffer zone law unconstitutional...

Massachusetts officials who support protest-free zones around abortion clinics say they will try to craft new rules in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision.

Massachusetts' highest court says voters can decide the fate of the state's casino gambling law. The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that a question calling for repeal of the 2011 law can be on the November ballot. The ruling overturns Attorney General Martha Coakley's finding that the proposed ballot question is unconstitutional because it would cause casino developers to lose property witho

Massachusetts Democrats have narrowed their choice for governor to three. State Treasurer Steve Grossman topped the balloting Saturday, winning 35 percent of delegates at the Democratic state convention in Worcester . Attorney General Martha Coakley and former federal health care administrator Don Berwick also collected the support of enough delegates to secure a spot on the September primary ball

Democratic candidate for governor Steven Grossman says he may spend as much as $9 million to win his party's primary. Grossman was required to submit the self-imposed limit as part of the state's public campaign finance law. Grossman was one of three gubernatorial hopefuls who opted not to participate in the public financing system...

Martha Coakley has agreed to limit her campaign spending so she can participate in the state's public campaign financing program. Coakley, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, joins fellow Democratic candidates Joseph Avellone and Donald Berwick and Republican candidate for governor Mark Fisher...

Attorney General Martha Coakley's campaign is pledging to reimburse the state for mileage and gas costs associated with her campaign travel. As Attorney General, Coakley travels with a state trooper in a state police vehicle. She receives the added police protection as part of her role as the state's top law enforcement official...

The Attorney General was in town Friday to speak about the major effects on our local economy.

Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers are kicking off their annual budget deliberations with a hearing on Gov. Deval Patrick’s $36.2 billion spending plan for the 2015 fiscal year. House and Senate Ways and Means committees will hear testimony from members of the Patrick administration and other top Beacon Hill officials at Tuesday’s hearing, including state Treasurer Steve Grossman and Attorne

Candidates for Massachusetts governor are stockpiling cash as they prepare for this year's campaign. Democrat Steve Grossman ended 2014 with more than $984,000 in his account, having raised about $212,000 in December. Republican Charlie Baker raised nearly $426,000 in December, ending the year with $547,000. ...