Government efficiency” is the watchword of the moment, with President Donald Trump making Elon Musk a leader of an advisory commission named the “Department of Government Efficiency.” The acronym, ...

The Legislature’s resistance harkens back to a time in which lawmakers regularly pushed back against the governor.

A top House Democrat demanded Gov. Maura Healey’s administration cough up more information about the state-run emergency shelter system before the chamber moves forward with a series of ...