Several states have new gun laws going into effect in 2025. Everytown for Gun Safety released a new ranking Wednesday of the laws in all 50 states.

Don’t do anything that might make officials detain them. Don’t drive if you’re under the influence or don’t have a license. Be as good a citizen as you can,” the New England consul general for Mexico said.

Governor Maura Healey told business leaders that President Trump’s proposal to put tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico could spike electricity costs by $200 million a year.

President Donald Trump’s pedal-to-the-metal start to his second term is challenging a pledge by some Democratic lawmakers to work with his administration when possible. With his freezing of federal grants and loans;

The Trump administration's immigration crackdown is already affecting Massachusetts in a number of ways. Keep up with the latest here.

"President Trump proposing tariffs, that is going to cost all of us money," Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said.

If President Donald Trump puts a 25% tariff on products coming from Canada starting next weekend, as he said this week he is considering, electricity costs in Massachusetts could increase by as much as $200 million a year, Gov. Maura Healey told business leaders Thursday morning.

Initially, the IRS made Direct File available only to government employees in 12 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington State and Wyoming. It was later made available to private-sector taxpayers.

Many of the migrants under threat spent months waiting in Mexico, at migrant shelters or in rented rooms, in cities that are rife with cartel violence and kidnappings, in order to enter the US with permission.

A DOJ memo has raised questions about whether the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts — the top federal law enforcement official in the state — might prosecute local officials for not adhering to the president's latest immigration directives.

Tariffs will mean higher costs for Bay Staters, including for the basics like clothing and groceries, a "very concerned" Healey is warning.