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BOSTON (AP) - The new fiscal year begins today and Massachusetts lawmakers have yet to approve a new state budget. A six-member committee made up of members of the Massachusetts House and Senate failed to agree on a single compromise budget on Friday as the clock ran down on the 2017 fiscal year...

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON — The Blackstone Valley bills itself as the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution, and New Bedford was once a major producer of the whale oil used in lamps and candles. Now, business groups in those areas are asking lawmakers to boost the state's commitment to renewable energy, arguing that clean power can be the modern-day economic driver for their regions... Read M

BOSTON — Eleven-year-old Bryan Rosa of Allston stepped into a pitched debate over immigration enforcement Friday, telling a lawmakers he fears for the future of his 3-year-old sister if they do not pass a bill limiting coordination between the federal and local authorities...

Wednesday morning, the Massachusetts House of Representatives will vote on two bills proposed by State Representative Antonio Cabral of New Bedford, aimed at blocking Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson's proposed programs. That includes the partnership between the Bristol County Sheriff's Office and federal immigration authorities, commonly known as the 287(g) agreement, as well as the inmate p

A New Bedford Police officer is honored for his actions at the scene of a shooting in the city earlier this year. New Bedford Officer Jordan Ferreira was presented with the Superintendent's Commendation at a State House ceremony earlier this week for his work in apprehending two suspects fleeing the scene of a shooting...

Gun advocates will be having another rally at the State House on Saturday afternoon in protest of Attorney General Maura Healey's crackdown on what she calls "copycat" assault style weapons.

A host of clean energy bills will be before a Legislative Committee on Tuesday and some of those bills will deal with the offshore wind industry. Of interest to Southcoast political and community leaders is a bill filed by Rep. Patricia Haddad of Somerset requiring utility companies to purchase electricity generated by offshore wind farms...

The Democratic-controlled state Legislature is beginning a new two-year session, one day before a new Republican governor, Charlie Baker, takes office on Beacon Hill.

Five F-15 fighter jets will fly over Eastern Massachusetts at low altitude on Thursday morning as part of a media event coordinated through the FAA. The jets will depart Westfield Air National Guard Air Base just after 8am, and travel over landmarks such as the State House, Fenway Park and Gillette Stadium...

Residents from across Cape Cod are planning to converge on the Statehouse to call on Gov. Deval Patrick to help shut down the Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth.       Activists are tying their visit Monday to the eve of the third anniversary of the meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear power plants in Japan...