The state has been conducting searches for sex offenses and outstanding warrants — but not checks of past criminal activity.

A Republican state senator backed by a coalition of gun rights advocates plans to file a suite of bills this month that ...

Newly released state data show a slew of alleged criminal activity at the shelters, and federal authorities are pursuing the ...

Gov. Maura Healey downplayed the proliferation of crime in state-run shelters housing migrants and local residents after her ...

Maura Healey is requesting a moment of silence on Thursday to honor the life of former President Jimmy Carter.

Gov. Maura Healey filed a $425 million spending bill Tuesday that attempts to drain nearly all of an account filled with ...

Governor Maura Healey called for the abolition of broker’s fees renters are often forced to pay when signing a lease ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced that all state-run shelters will be inspected and their policies will be reviewed ...

Gov. Maura Healey filed a supplemental spending bill seeking another $425 million from a reserve account to keep the ...

"It's outrageous that this individual took advantage of our shelter system to engage in criminal activity," Healey said in a ...

Renters in Massachusetts are typically required to pay a fee to their landlord’s broker, usually equivalent to a month’s rent ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey told GBH News Tuesday that there should be zero tolerance in Massachusetts’ overburdened ...