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

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

Gov. Maura Healey signed two major health care reform bills Wednesday — one that looks to increase hospital oversight in the ...

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

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

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 ...

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law a bill to ban the declawing of cats, legislation introduced by Senator ...

It will soon officially be illegal to declaw a cat in Massachusetts. Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Thursday that bans ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey requested more funds towards state shelters and ordered an inspection of all state shelters ...

The bill’s passage is a rare success in a nationwide effort to crack down on private equity firms after a string of ...

The grants include funding for McGrath Highway in Somerville, station improvements at JFK/UMass in Boston and electric ...