BOSTON — The Senate passed a $2.3 billion spending package Thursday that pumps money into MassHealth, financial aid at public colleges and universities and free school meals, while holding the purse ...

The Senate passed a $2.3 billion spending package Thursday that pumps money into MassHealth, financial aid at public colleges and universities and free school meals, while holding the purse strings on ...

Another vote on stopgap funding to end the partial federal government shutdown failed Wednesday, with Illinois senators voting along party lines. Democratic Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin voted ...

Dozens of people testified at the state Capitol in support of a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin. The bill, introduced by Republicans, would create a tightly regulated program for ...

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has commiserated with Senator Patrick Abba Moro and his family over the loss of their son and grandson in quick ...

From left: U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Justice Sonia Sotomayor and University of Vermont president Marlene Tromp. Credit: Pool photo by Catherine Morrissey/For the Burlington Free Press U.S.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke at the University of Vermont on October 20. Sotomayor encouraged students to persevere in fighting for their beliefs, even in difficult times. She described ...

Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes were on point on Sunday as they led the Kansas City Chiefs to a dominant 31-0 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. What was supposed to be a fierce rivalry showdown ...

The late Sen. Patrick Moynihan would often quip, “If you want to solve a problem you must be able to accurately measure it in order to measure progress”. Two of us, former secretaries of agriculture ...

BURLINGTON — Burton Snowboards owner Donna Carpenter and her family are set to receive the 2025 Sen. Patrick Leahy Trailblazer Legacy Award from the Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance. The award ...

And in 2004, then-Vice President Dick Cheney told Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy to “go fuck yourself” on the Senate floor during Senate picture day after Leahy accused the vice president of war ...

(From left) Councilman Paul Oyer, Town Supervisor Timothy Burkett, and Councilman John Barber discussing the resolutions from Sen. George Borello and Rep. Nick Langworthy. P-J photo by Owen Reed ...