Maura Healey, Massachusetts

Maura Healey admin was not conducting criminal background checks for Massachusetts shelter residents
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration confirmed it was not conducting criminal background checks on residents in emergency shelters after months of the first-term Democrat telling the public that
Gov. Healey orders more thorough background checks for Massachusetts shelter residents
A spokesperson for the Healey administration said that the state was already conducting limited background checks on residents of the emergency assistance shelters, the governor has now ordered that the checks include a check against the Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information database. That process is often called a CORI check.
Massachusetts Gov. Healey orders inspection of state shelters after arrest of migrant with rifle and fentanyl
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced that all state-run shelters will be inspected and their policies will be reviewed after a migrant was found with 10 pounds of fentanyl and a
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey downplays proliferation of crime in state-run shelters after documents reveal disturbing incidents
Gov. Maura Healey downplayed the proliferation of crime in state-run shelters housing migrants and local residents after her administration released thousands of pages of records that show many allegations of rape,
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey urges more funds, inspection of state shelters, following Revere fentanyl, weapons arrest
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey requested more funds towards state shelters and ordered an inspection of all state shelters on Monday, after three assault rifles and a large amount of fentanyl were found in a Revere state shelter.
Maura Healey shelter background check fiasco, GOP demands reform
Whether it’s incompetence, intransigence, or negligence, changes must be made,” House Minority Leader Brad Jones said.
Mass. Republicans slam Healey over revelations about background check gaps at shelters
Those revelations further came after last month’s arrest of an undocumented migrant who was living at a Revere shelter site ...
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signs health care bills aimed at hospital oversight, reducing prescription drug costs
Gov. Maura Healey signed two major health care reform bills Wednesday — one that looks to increase hospital oversight in the ...
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NOAA’s right whale rule draws fire from Massachusetts governor
Democrat Maura Healey says slowing vessels to 10 knots near Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard would create chaos without providing effective whale protection.
Governor Healey says Massachusetts officials should ‘abolish’ the broker fees that renters often pay
Renters in Massachusetts are typically required to pay a fee to their landlord’s broker, usually equivalent to a month’s rent ...
Massachusetts Gov. Healey wants to ‘abolish’ tenant-paid broker’s fees, as Boston City Council eyes similar change
Governor Maura Healey called for the abolition of broker’s fees renters are often forced to pay when signing a lease ...
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After Steward crisis, new Massachusetts law aims to strengthen oversight of hospitals
The law aims to close loopholes that officials say Steward Health Care exploited to keep regulators in the dark about its ...
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New Massachusetts law requires PBMs to get licensed by state insurance regulators
A key provision in the new legislation could affect compensation for brokers or consultants who help employers hire pharmacy ...
Cat declawing now banned in Massachusetts
Besides Massachusetts, currently, New York and Maryland have banned the procedure, as have jurisdictions including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Madison, West Hollywood, Austin, Denver, ...