Massachusetts Pay Transparency Requirements Take Effect October 29, 2025

Starting October 29, 2025, Massachusetts employers with 25 or more employees must follow new pay transparency rules under An Act Relative to Pay Range Transparency. Employers must establish pay ranges and disclose them in job postings and share...

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren Shouts Down CBS Host Over Dems Seeking Healthcare For Non-Citizens

Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren shouted over “CBS Mornings” host Tony Dokoupil on Thursday as he confronted her on Democrats wanting to give healthcare to non-citizens. Dokoupil pointed to the Democrats’ counter-proposal to the...

Massachusetts State Senator Edward Kennedy Dies at 74

LOWELL, Massachusetts — State Senator Edward J. Kennedy, a Democrat, died Wednesday night at Lowell General Hospital, confirmed Senate President Karen Spilka on Thursday. He was 74 years old. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed....

Massachusetts Employers Should Prepare for 2026 Paid Family and Medical Leave Updates

As Massachusetts employers look ahead to 2026, the Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) has released its annual updates to the Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. While the maximum weekly benefit will increase, the contribution...

Massachusetts woman crawls from under flipped ATV after crash in NH

An injured Massachusetts woman had to crawl out from under her flipped ATV to call for help after off road vehicle swerved into her lane. Elizabeth Madison, 37, of Southbridge, was attempting to make a left-hand turn onto Smitty’s Trail in New...

Massachusetts gym teacher arrested on child pornography charges

WALTHAM, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - A Massachusetts gym teacher is now facing child porn charges after being arrested by Mass. State Police. Stephen McDonough, 60, of Waltham, who is a gym teacher at schools in Belmont and Waltham, was arrested for the...

Massachusetts ranks among the highest for student loan payments, WalletHub reports

Local News Mass. borrowers have the second-highest monthly median student loan payment. Mass. borrowers have the second-highest monthly median student loan payment. By Frances Klemm October 2, 2025 | 1:32 PM 1 minute to read Share Close Send this...

Massachusetts man accused in death of Portland chef denied bail

Massachusetts, Check To See If Your Fave TV Theme Made The List

Alright, Massachusetts, I know I'm not the only one who grew up watching the idiot box. And I know I'm not the only TV watcher who had a favorite TV show theme song to sing(or hum) along with. There were lots of classics to choose from, and...

The DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Strike Force comes to Massachusetts: What this could mean for companies

On September 23, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the expansion of its Health Care Fraud Unit's New England Strike Force (Strike Force) to the District of Massachusetts (D. Mass.), which could herald a health care fraud renaissance...

Among Massachusetts public schools, sobering results, incremental improvements

At an event in Arlington, Massachusetts, this week state education officials announced the most recent scores of the MCAS, the state's standardized assessment exam. A 2024 ballot initiative un-coupled MCAS results from graduation requirements, but...

Gym teacher faces child pornography charges in Massachusetts

A gym teacher in Massachusetts is facing disturbing allegations. Stephen McDonough, 60, of Waltham is facing child pornography charges. Investigators said officers from multiple agencies found child porn on his phone and in his house during a...

Yankee playoff tickets are being restricted to fans from only four states (sorry, Massachusetts)

If you were planning to road-trip down from Boston to watch the Yankees and Red Sox battle it out in the Bronx, you might want to keep your Fenway chants at home. The Yankees have slapped some borders on their postseason tickets, and only...

Massachusetts health coverage on the line in government shutdown fight

The White House sent letters to nine of the nation’s top universities, urging leaders to pledge support for President Trump’s political agenda to help ensure access to federal research funds. Spotlight investigation: Nearly 250 patients at top...

Massachusetts Lawmakers Should Focus on Sound Tax Reform Rather than Double Taxing Business Income

Massachusetts is considering legislation that would make it the first state to adopt new taxation of international income since Congress adopted a new system—one largely incompatible with state taxation—under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act...

DTECH® Northeast Announces Eversource as Host Utility and Scott Manufacturing as Presenting Sponsor for 2025 Event in Massachusetts 

Boston, MA — October 2nd, 2025 — DTECH® Northeast is proud to announce Eversource as the official Host Utility and Scott Manufacturing as the Presenting Sponsor for the 2025 event, taking place November 17-29, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts....

Landmark Massachusetts Data Privacy Act Passed by Senate  

State health officials announce additional human cases of West Nile virus in Massachusetts 

BU professor testifies alongside Massachusetts Nurses Association in favor of proposed healthcare legislation

Healthcare workers and advocates, including a Boston University public health professor, testified before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health in a Monday hearing at the Massachusetts State House. Boston University’s School of Public...

R.I. shrinks the gap with Mass. as 2025 RICAS test scores tick up

Massachusetts scores remain well above Rhode Island, but they lag far behind pre-pandemic levels, and math scores in Massachusetts are recovering at a slower pace. Rhode Island leaders have been talking about reaching Massachusetts educational...