State Senator Paul Mark

As Governor Maura Healey prepares to deliver her state of the commonwealth address tonight, Western Massachusetts legislators are laying out their hopes and expectations.

A decade ago, voters in Massachusetts approved the legalization of recreational marijuana sales and cultivation, spurring a $1.65 billion industry. Now, a measure on the ballot this November could repeal that legalization. But, as WAMC reports, the tactics of the group behind the ballot initiative have been called into question.

With federal funding cuts threatening one of the key sectors of the Western Massachusetts economy, a legislator is taking action to ensure the state is prepared to support it.

Western Massachusetts legislators say they back Governor Maura Healey’s move to ensure commonwealth residents will have access to vaccines regardless of changing federal policy.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced Tuesday that her administration is cutting environmental regulations to speed up housing production in the commonwealth.

Breaking an almost decade-long late streak, the Massachusetts legislature has approved a final budget for fiscal year 2026 just a day before its start.

Western Massachusetts lawmakers say they expect yet another late budget as questions remain over federal funding cuts.

A Berkshire County icon is one of two women to be honored with a bust in the Massachusetts Senate Chamber for the first time in its history.

In Democrat-dominated Western Massachusetts, elected officials are responding to President Trump’s joint address to Congress Tuesday night.

Following a vote in the Massachusetts House last week, the State Senate is preparing for a vote on funding the state’s emergency shelter system.