Bristol County voters face crucial primary matchups on September 1, 2026, shaping November's state general election ballot across legislative and local races.
Massachusetts Bill S.1393 moves to Senate Ways and Means, potentially legalizing state-supervised safe injection sites and overdose prevention centers for illicit drugs without local vetoes.
Cities and towns on the SouthCoast of Massachusetts will be getting nearly $2 million in grant funding for dam and seawall repairs and improvements as part of a $19.2 million program to strengthen coastal infrastructure amid a changing climate.
A compromise bill aimed at helping to grow the legal cannabis industry and making it more equitable emerged just before midnight Sunday after nearly a month of negotiations and quickly passed through both the House and Senate.