PUBLIC SAFETY

Last May, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a bill allowing immigrants without proof of legal presence to get licenses, and overrode a veto by Governor Charlie Baker.

The undocumented driver's license law passed by the Massachusetts Legislature is set to go into effect next year, unless voters repeal it by voting "no" on ballot Question 4.

A "yes" vote on Question 4 will preserve the Massachusetts law that allows people living in the U.S. without authorization to apply for driver's licenses starting next July. A "no" vote would overturn the law.

Gov. Charlie Baker will soon ask the Massachusetts Legislature to approve a nearly $40 million plan that invests in school safety initiatives.

Welcome to the drought of 2022 in Massachusetts, which continues to worsen amid high temperatures and low rainfall.

A jury on Tuesday acquitted a commercial truck driver of causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists in a horrific head-on collision in northern New Hampshire that exposed fatal flaws in the processing of license revocations across states.

Vermont writer Archer Mayor wears many hats. After finishing more than 40 mysteries set in the Brattleboro area, Mayor says he will pause his writing to perform more death investigating for the State of Vermont. His forthcoming book, "Fall Guy" is due out in late September.

Through the hiring rules, the court has directed state human resources officials to follow hiring ratios intended to prioritize Black and Latino candidates.

With less than three weeks before the new fiscal year begins, negotiators are continuing talks on a compromise budget using elements of the different spending plans passed by the state House and Senate.

Educators and others who work with children are continuing to grapple with the shooting last week in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 elementary school students and two teachers dead.