Massachusetts begins a new law allowing small, independent living spaces on the same property as a primary residence by right regardless of local single-family zoning ordinances.

The Boston Zoning Commission voted to approve a new zoning standard requiring new buildings to meet net zero carbon emissions ...

A Portage adult entertainment business owner is suing Hollidaysburg Borough and its officials for a combined $12 million, ...

The law compels municipalities with Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) subway, bus, and commuter rail service in the municipality or an adjacent municipality to adopt zoning ...

A Newsweek map shows the path followed by Chinese Coast Guard's "Monster" ship as it patrolled within the Philippines' maritime zone in recent weeks, despite the U.S. ally's continued protests.

Beware: texts are part of the latest “smishing” scam, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The texts say that the recipient owes money for EZ pass tolls and include a ...

The Healey administration filed emergency regulations late Tuesday afternoon to implement the controversial law meant to spur greater housing production, after Massachusetts' highest court struck ...

A hotly anticipated ruling from the Commonwealth's Supreme Judicial Court affirms that the state government has a clear authority to sue cities and towns that insist on preserving segregationist ...