Sen. Liz Miranda, a Boston Democrat, proposed an amendment to the Senate’s original budget that would have spiked pay for bar ...

The state Senate advanced a bill Tuesday night that would require public schools to restrict phone use. The Joint Education Committee redrafted legislation combining seven different Senate bills, ...

The Massachusetts Senate is moving forward on a bill to ban cellphone use in all Massachusetts schools.

The Massachusetts State Senate is gearing up for the next step in a growing debate over the benefits or harms that come with cellphones in K-12 classrooms.

"Today's action means that Massachusetts is one step closer to making schools cell phone-free," said Senate President Karen ...

A handful of school districts across the state already limit or ban cellphone use during school hours or on school property.

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With a "cold beer" sign as his backdrop from a Provincetown brewery, Sen. Julian Cyr made his latest pitch Monday morning to ...

On the July 4 holiday, Healey signed the fiscal year 2026 budget lawmakers sent to her on June 30, in the process vetoing ...

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More criminal defendants could be released Wednesday as public defenders continue to decline cases in Massachusetts because ...