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

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

"You have to start screening better at the door, and that’s what needs to be done," state House Speaker Ronald J. Mariano, D-3rd Norfolk, said.

The sudden injection of so sizable a sum would be a profound change for the T — at least in the short run. The agency’s ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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