With affordable housing a top issue in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the city council has approved new ordinances to regulate and register short-term rentals.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott and the state Education Secretary provided an update this week on the first phase of statewide education reform.

The town administrative assistant of Lanesborough, Massachusetts, is being investigated for embezzling more than $325,000 from her former employer in New York state.

In western Massachusetts, residents in one town said “Yes” to funding a new middle school, while locals in another shot down raising property taxes to close a budget gap.

Like fellow Western Mass. city Northampton, Easthampton also now has four candidates seeking the mayor’s office. The latest to join is Salem Derby, the city’s interim mayor. He spoke with WAMC about his decision to run and hopes for the community.

Over the past few months, after a bipartisan push and series of nominations by the governor, multiple western Mass. Superior Court vacancies have been filled, says a member of the Governor's Council overseeing judge confirmations.

Western Massachusetts legislators are reacting to Governor Maura Healey’s plan to expedite housing production by cutting environmental regulations.

A hotly debated proposal to ban camping on public property in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, has been sent to the city’s board of health for review.

An interview with Berkshire Community College President Ellen Kennedy.

As studies show students with food insecurity suffer in the classroom, colleges across the country have been stepping up to fight hunger on their own campuses. The largest public university in Massachusetts is among them, and recently opened a new facility for students and staff alike.