The MBTA Communities Act is an unfunded mandate for cities and towns, according to a review by State Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s office, which could prompt new legal challenges ...

BOSTON BY THE NUMBERS — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has an early lead over Josh Kraft. But Kraft has room to make some inroads.

Officials pitched the five weeks of free weekend service as a way to attract riders to the new offering, which they described ...

Local zoning codes impose unnecessary rules that drive up housing costs. A new report recommends the state overrule them.

Three Revere women, all in their twenties, were found dead in their hotel room in Belize last weekend.Police in Belize told ...

Massachusetts cities and towns fighting the controversial MBTA zoning law are celebrating lightly after the State Auditor’s ...

Mary Barden, the executive director of the National Education Association Rhode Island, joined 12 News at 4 on Wednesday to talk about her organization’s legislative priorities for the ...

As the housing crisis continues to grip the region, the Billerica Select Board floated a potential zoning bylaw to encourage ...

Governor Maura Healey and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced on Wednesday that weekend service and parking will be free for all weekends between March 29 to April 27 ...

The deadline has passed for MBTA communities to become compliant with a zoning law aimed at creating more housing in ...

The MBTA is planning a small track project in Reading that would allow the agency to considerably increase its regional rail service in the suburbs north of Boston. Under the proposal, a new “turnback ...

The Boylston Green Line station, known for its iconic screech as trains pass through, fell silent on Feb. 22 and 23 for ...