The Massachusetts Senate voted in May 2026 to advance a bill that would ban single-use plastic carryout bags statewide and ...

(TNS) — Three local state senators shared their opinions of the rise of artificial intelligence and housing shortage in the commonwealth during the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce's annual State ...

A broader $3.6 billion bond bill includes paint EPR, but no policy for batteries as the waste industry hoped. Meanwhile, it ...

The bill also would require landlords and home-sellers to disclose flood information to buyers and prospective tenants.

Adam is based at New England Public Radio’'s Berkshire County news bureau in Pittsfield, where he has been since August, 2015. He joined NEPR as a freelance reporter and fill-in operations assistant ...

The state Senate on Wednesday approved a provision to eliminate plastic bags from retail checkout counters as part of a ...

The Senate passed the Mass Ready Act on Wednesday, a $3.64 billion environmental bond bill that includes major plastic policy ...

The MA legislature has advanced a sweeping environmental bond bill that includes a provision to ban single-use plastic bags.

The Massachusetts Senate quietly voted last week to extend a per-ride fee tacked onto all rideshares, and debates have begun ...

The Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a wide-ranging farm bill Wednesday. The legislation comes at a time when many farmers are struggling to make a profit. One aspect of the bill codifies the ...