Massachusetts voters decide Tuesday whether to reelect a full slate of Democratic incumbents for statewide office, including U.S. senator and governor.

It’s not only weed at stake. The whole legal apparatus that supports social equity marijuana businesses would disappear if ballot question 8 passes.

J. Timothy Shea says Eldridge's legislation allowing anyone to apply for a driver's license, regardless of immigration status, motivated his interest in politics.

Antiabortion activists in Massachusetts say they have gathered enough signatures to temporarily halt an abortion law that reshapes how women can terminate pregnancies after 24 weeks.

Democratic incumbents hold all four offices and are running for reelection, but only three races feature Republican challengers this year.

Voters will soon decide whether to replace Democratic and Republican primaries with an all-party preliminary election where the top two finishers advance, regardless of party. Why it matters: The change would upend political parties' grip on Massachusetts politics and make November elections a lot more important. Two candidates from the same party could face each other in November. In deep-blue districts, it could move the real contest from a...

Of course there was a quid pro quo involved in the State Police union’s endorsement of Gov. Maura Healey. She gives the troopers an 11% pay raise just before the election and they endorse her.