A handful of mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses would be repealed and the state's approach to juvenile offenders overhauled in a sweeping criminal justice bill released Friday by House and Senate lawmakers.
The six House and Senate lawmakers negotiating a complex overhaul of the state's sentencing and criminal justice laws have reached a tentative agreement.
Thursday night, the Massachusetts State Senate unanimously passed Sen. Mark Montigny’s legislation to strengthen protections against animal cruelty and abuse.
The students who survived the St. Valentine's Day massacre at a high school in Parkland, Fla. last week could have a major impact on this Fall's midterm elections for Congress.
Seventeen people were killed when a 19-year-old former student who should not have had a gun got one and went on a shooting spree...
The Mass. Senate has passed Sen. Mark Montigny’s legislation creating an annual day to honor Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass Day will be celebrated every February 14th, beginning on the 200th anniversary of his birth this coming Wednesday.