Governor Maura Healey signed a law that bans cat declawing in Massachusetts except in rare cases of medical necessity.

Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis said he is not ruling out a run for governor in 2026 after an organization ...

FALL RIVER, MASS. (WJAR) — Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announcing a crackdown on criminal background checks of people living in emergency shelter facilities. It comes in the wake of two high ...

Alvarez was initially held without bail but was released on a $500 bond in June, despite an immigration detainer lodged by ...

The Department of Public Health (DPH) announced $1.8 million in state funding awarded to a group of community-based ...

Gov. Maura Healey said Friday the state will conduct full criminal background checks on all emergency shelter residents, ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has ordered that everyone entering the state’s shelter system undergo criminal background ...

Gov. Maura Healey commissioned an independent review of security at state-run shelters and signaled an openness to residency ...

Gov. Maura Healey on Friday discussed an interest in realigning the state’s right-to-shelter law “with its original intent,” ...

After a year of deliberation, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey finally signed a new bill into law that protects cats from being declawed.

Gov. Healey said she was recently informed that CORI checks at Massachusetts shelters weren't happening. WBZ-TV's Tiffany ...

A spokesperson for the Healey administration said that the state was already conducting limited background checks on ...