SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts lawmaker says the idea of a temporary replacement for ailing Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., is gaining acceptance with state lawmakers.

BOSTON, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- State lawmakers in both parties said they were cool to Sen. Edward Kennedy's request to change Massachusetts law on appointing a successor in the U.S. Senate.

BOSTON, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., afflicted with brain cancer, is trying to ensure his seat doesn't stay vacant long should it become open, officials said.

BOSTON, April 29 (UPI) -- Members of the Massachusetts Senate say they will take unpaid furloughs because they are "sharing in the pain" of the recession.

BOSTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A Boston city councilman was charged with bribery Friday in an investigation that has already brought down a Massachusetts state senator.

BOSTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A former page for the Massachusetts Senate has been arrested on charges of drug possession and armed robbery, police allege.

BOSTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The Massachusetts state Senate voted unanimously Thursday to seek the resignation of a Boston legislator charged with taking bribes.

BOSTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Massachusetts lawmakers say they are preparing to vote on whether to repeal a 1913 law that bans out-of-state same-sex couples from marrying in the state.

BOSTON, April 6 (UPI) -- Massachusetts supporters of Democratic presidential contender Sen. Hillary Clinton said they'd pressure superdelegates to back revotes in Michigan and Florida.