The Senate on Wednesday moved to repeal a decades-old welfare reform rule that allows the state to reduce and end public benefits for families whose children have excessive unexcused school absences.

The Senate voted 40-0 to require new infrastructure and multi-sensory warning devices to address wrong-way drivers. The post After state trooper killed, Senate approves amendment aimed at deterring ...

After years of advocacy from survivors and prosecutors, the Massachusetts Senate unanimously approved a budget amendment ...

The Senate's $63.4 billion fiscal year 2027 budget will next move into conference committee negotiations with the House, ...

Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ and representatives’ votes on roll calls from the week of May 19-23. All Senate roll calls were related to the Senate version of a $63.37 billion fiscal ...

The Massachusetts Senate is set to vote on a bill this week that would provide millions of dollars to cities and towns to repair potholes.

BOSTON (WWLP) – The State Senate unanimously passed a $63.4 billion budget for the next fiscal year. This budget now moves to ...

The Massachusetts Senate has advanced its version of the Protect Act, which would limit ICE capabilities and operations in the state by prohibiting agents from making civil immigration arrests in ...

Senate lawmakers added $70.5 million in new spending as they waded through more than 1,000 amendments to the spending plan ...

As Trump continues to pursue aggressive immigration enforcement, the MA Senate passed a bill to provide new protections for immigrants on May 7.

Massachusetts lawmakers are working to reduce residents’ energy bills, but the House and Senate have different approaches. The House passed a bill to cut $1 billion from Mass Save, a program ...