Libraries, schools and cultural organizations around Massachusetts and the country celebrate April as National Poetry Month. In honor of that occasion, please enjoy the official state ...

What if, without contacting your elected representatives, you could provide state funding to the places you believe need it ...

Three state-funded residential treatment facilities serving children and teens with serious mental health challenges could ...

With three state-funded youth mental health programs at risk of closing, lawmakers and providers ramped up their opposition ...

Gov. Maura Healey was partway through a closed-door meeting with Cabinet secretaries and business leaders about the impact of ...

Washington is either threatening or actively seeking to withdraw hundreds of millions of dollars for Massachusetts health and social service programs.

Autism advocates stepped up their plea for lawmakers to pump more funding into the human services workforce, with the aim of bolstering care for young adults transitioning out of the special ...

Gov. Maura Healey visited New Bedford on Monday to tour transitional housing for veterans, highlighting the city’s progress in ending veteran homelessness.

Massachusetts bans cat declawing and restricts the sale of puppies and kittens under eight weeks old, aiming to improve ...

Mike Kennealy, a former cabinet secretary under Gov. Charlie Baker, officially announced a run for governor of Massachusetts ...

The group says it’s losing nearly $2.3 million in emergency food resources due to reductions in U.S. Department of ...