massachusetts

This year, the Massachusetts-based foundation awarded grants in support of efforts to provide youth with the skills and resources needed to become responsible and caring citizens....

The road for another stimulus bill just got tougher following Tuesday's election of Republican Scott Brown to the Senate in Democratic stronghold Massachusetts.

A new study from the government Tuesday showed a wide disparity in health care coverage across the United States.

How big of a deal is cutting the rising cost of health care? Ask Massachusetts.

The new state budget in Massachusetts eliminated health care coverage for some 30,000 legal immigrants to help close a growing deficit.

The report from the Boston Foundation found that some two-thirds of the state's nonprofits said they were experiencing fiscal distress, while 7 percent have collaborated with another organization and 8 percent have merged with another organization....

As part of the agreement, the bank will pay up to $50 million to mortgage holders and $10 million to the state.

Businesses aren't the only ones squeezed by the credit crunch. State governments rely on short-term loans to keep services running.

Jeff Tyler reports on the situation in California and Massachusetts.

Families in Massachusetts had been counting on a state-run lending agency for college aid, but tough times on the credit markets mean students will have to turn elsewhere.

Curt Nickisch reports.