Massachusetts has fined more than a thousand companies over $18 million for failing to offer medical insurance to their workers - a precursor of what some business owners fear could happen on a national scale if President Obama signs a sweeping health care overhaul.

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A Massachusetts judge has denied a motion to dismiss charges against a woman accused of failing to fill prescriptions to treat her autistic son's cancer.

Massachusetts House lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill designed to clamp down on school bullies after restoring language intended to toughen the legislation.

A bill calling for prison time and fines for those who perform circumcision on any male under the age of 18 was rejected by the Judiciary Committee of the Massachusetts state legislature.

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Former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will speak at Emory University later this month.

A federal judge has refused to throw out corruption charges against a former Massachusetts state senator and a Boston city councilor, but has agreed to hold separate trials for them.

Police say they're investigating as suspicious the death of a college student whose body was pulled from a Rhode Island river this week.

Why the mounting public opposition to ObamaCare? Because. ... Adoption of ObamaCare would make Americans more reliant on the federal government, not less.

A new report shows Massachusetts hospital costs have increased steadily over the past decade and show little sign of slowing.

Edmund Dinis , the former district attorney who oversaw the investigation into the late Sen.

Former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is endorsing state Rep. Nikki Haley for governor.

State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill, an independent candidate for governor, today offered a wide-ranging and scathing criticism of the state's universal health care law, saying it is bankrupting Massachusetts and will do the same nationally, if a similar plan is passed in Congress.

The chief executive of Massachusetts' largest private health insurer has resigned just weeks after the company announced a $149 million loss.

Share + Mar 16, 2010 12:02 am US/Eastern Hospital costs in Massachusetts have increased steadily over the past decade and show little sign of slowing, according to a report released Tuesday.

Some businesses in the new Hingham Shipyard development received tax breaks under the state's Economic Development Incentive Program.

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency has issued some tips to stay safe in the event of a flood in your area.

The state's education secretary says Massachusetts will not adopt new national academic standards if those federal benchmarks are found to be below the state's already established standards.

I have heard the gun grabbers are back at it again. This time Chicago and Massachusetts judges are trying to claim the 2nd Amendment doesn't apply to the states.