Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has ordered that everyone entering the state's shelter system undergo criminal background checks, saying Friday that she was surprised to recently learn the checks ...

The change would require adult applicants to “disclose criminal convictions in Massachusetts and elsewhere” as well as ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has proposed new regulations for the state’s emergency shelter system. Various incidents have ...

Governor Maura Healey proposed significant new changes to the state’s Right to Shelter law, including imposing a statutory residency requirement for families and strengthening criminal background ...

The suspect, a Honduran migrant who has a pregnant wife and two daughters, is accused of pulling the girl into a stairwell of ...

The push from the Massachusetts GOP comes as national Republicans take aim at Boston, other major cities over immigration and law enforcement policies.

Staffers at Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children are calling on Maura Healey to visit their Canton facility after the governor vowed to reconsider her closure plan in the face of fierce ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and five Democratic governors pressed Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer during a phone call this week to slow the confirmation march of President Donald ...

Gov. Maura Healey said her legislation to tax candy sales was just "an idea" as she talked about the Bay State's revenue crunch Tuesday and jokingly apologized for the contemplated price hike on ...

Gov. Maura Healey’s top housing deputy met privately with Democratic Senators Wednesday to discuss funding for the emergency shelter system, which is projected to run out of cash at the end of ...

Sweet treats could soon cost more in Massachusetts. When Gov. Maura Healey announced her $62 billion budget proposal earlier this month, she floated the idea of removing the sales tax exemption on ...

Governor Maura Healey on Friday filed legislation geared toward cities and towns that would cement the option for hybrid public meetings, and allow local leaders to raise the tax rate on hotel ...