Massachusetts Legislature

BOSTON – The nation stopped to remember the tragic events that began a week ago with twin explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon as prosecutors charged a suspect in his hospital room with using a weapon of mass destruction in the...

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- Two teens in a group charged with bullying a newcomer to their school who committed suicide last year, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to lesser charges in a deal expected to erase more serious allegations. The deal was expected for all...

Last year, California legislation that put regulation of cat declawing, or onychectomy, into the state's hands sparked heated debate and prompted Los Angeles and six other cities to pass local bans on the practice before the law went into effect......

BOSTON - After 10 hours of heated discourse, tempers boiled over and led to a brief walkout last night in the midst of the Massachusetts Legislature's debate of a proposed constitutional ban on gay marriage. Dozens of lawmakers, shouting, "We want a...

BOSTON - Was it a gay rights victory? Or just a temporary delay of the inevitable? In the aftermath of this week's marathon constitutional convention, it was unclear whether Massachusetts lawmakers would be able to forge a majority in the next few...

BOSTON — After seven weeks of heated public debate and frantic backroom maneuvering, the Massachusetts Legislature on Monday approved a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and establish civil unions for same-sex couples. Tense state...