By Michael Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE HOUSE -- November tax collections were strong enough to trip the trigger requiring the state income tax rate to drop to 5.

Over the last 25 years the state has become more polarized

The incoming Republican governor and newly elected Democratic attorney general have at least one thing in common: Both played basketball for Harvard.

During a radio appearance last week, Gov. Deval Patrick said his administration was seeking to balance the law's implementation with the pro…

The endorsement points to a larger dispute over the condition of the state's pension fund, which Goldberg says is "robust" and Heffernan calls "failing."

Gov. Deval Patrick updates on the state's preparations for Ebola, from Logan Airport.

This is going to be incredible!

BOSTON — State officials say they are nearing a deal with the federal government to renew an agreement worth billions of dollars in health insurance for low- to moderate-income families.

Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Charlie Baker were more combative in their second debate, quarreling pointedly on Tuesday night over the state’s troubled child protection system and its spiraling health care costs.

The independent candidates are polling at around 2 percent, but both McCormick and Falchuk say they are in the race to win it.

ADVANCES - WEEK OF OCT. 5, 2014 STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 3, 2014.....