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The egg industry in Massachusetts predicts chaos as a majority of eggs may become unavailable on January 1 — unless a new law is amended.

State Rep. Carlos Gonzalez of Springfield says he wants to see Latinos from the western part of Massachusetts appointed across the state court system.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that has the potential to upend state labor laws. The big question: Should…

Two big western Massachusetts cases championed by Attorney General Maura Healey are falling apart.Last week, a judge dismissed charges against former…

Action by the U.S. Supreme Court on abortion cases in the coming months wouldn't change access in most New England states, but it could make a difference…

The estate of Henrietta Lacks sued ThermoFisher Scientific, saying the company has reaped profits from mass producing and selling cell lines created without Lacks' consent.

The newly appointed official was placed on leave shortly after WBUR inquired whether he was involved in a wrongful death suit and accused of falsifying records while working as an EMT.

A legal challenge against an agreement to dispose toxic waste in Lee, Massachusetts, has been dismissed. That's the ruling of Berkshire Superior Court…

Despite what officials have called extensive mold cleanup and environmental testing at the Roderick Ireland Courthouse in Springfield, Massachusetts,…

Organizers of a music festival in Springfield last month, which was erroneously shut down by police, are dismissing an official apology from the…