PETA members disrupted an event at the University of Massachusetts on7. The supporters interrupted the UMass Amherst's Accelerate event to protest controversial marmoset research conducted by Agnes ...

Illinois state Rep. Chris Miller says he speaks from painful experience when it comes to the subject of the state’s long ...

Massachusetts is joining in legal action as President Trump's administration begins a review of spending that could freeze ...

Attorney General Andrea Campbell and prosecutors from other states planned to sue President Donald Trump after his ...

The Trump administration's freeze on federal loans and grants is being challenged in court on multiple fronts.

State legislatures kept busy last year, passing seven new comprehensive privacy laws, and wrapping up 2024 with a total of nineteen ...

Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action ...

The last word (maybe) on the long-standing belief that lawmakers overlook the western part of the state — and what can be ...

Bills are organized by most recent action. The table displays up to 100 results. To view more bills, use the arrows in the upper-right corner. Clicking on a bill will open its page on Ballotpedia's ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is hardening her approach to the state’s migrant crisis in the face of mounting safety concerns and just days before President-elect Trump is sworn into office ...

Rounding out the top five states with the safest gun laws in this year’s rankings are California, Massachusetts, Illinois, New York, and Connecticut. Coming in last were Idaho, Mississippi ...

The study determined California has the strongest gun laws in the country, followed by Massachusetts, Illinois, New York, and Connecticut. In 2024, more than 100 gun policies were passed in 23 ...