In 2016, Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly decided egg-laying hens should be provided with at least 1 1/2 feet of floor space each. But what do the chickens actually want? That question is dividing ...

The median household income in Massachusetts jumped nearly 6 percent in 2016, and the state's poverty rate fell a percentage point, according to U.S. Census survey data released Thursday. The median ...

Question 3, the Massachusetts ballot question that would have banned the sale of foods derived from animals raised in cruel conditions, has passed handily, setting new rules on the size of cages in ...

This story is part of ongoing MassLive coverage into the state's October 2016 launch of all-electronic tolling on the Mass. Pike and the elimination of toll plazas. MassLive has updated its ...