Gov. Maura Healey’s top housing deputy met privately with Democratic Senators Wednesday to discuss funding for the emergency shelter system, which is projected to run out of cash at the end of the month pending an infusion the governor has called on lawmakers to approve.
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Massachusetts Attorney General Campbell releases guidance for schools on federal deportation efforts
In light of new policies under the Trump administration allowing ICE agents to make arrests within schools, the Massachusetts AG released guidance for the state’s schools to protect all students’ right to a free public education.
Federal judge halts Trump’s federal funding freeze as panic persists in Massachusetts
Attorney General Andrea Campbell and prosecutors from other states planned to sue President Donald Trump after his administration issued a directive to pause the distribution of federal funding.
Mayor Wu: Boston on ‘solid legal ground’ as sanctuary city in face of call from Congress
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says her administration feels “very strongly that we’re on solid legal ground” in being a sanctuary city and is still reviewing a letter it received from Congress on getting called to testify on such policies.
Healey’s inspection of hotels serving as shelters finds no criminal activity, her office says
An inspection of hotels and motels serving as state-run shelters for migrants and locals that Gov. Maura Healey ordered this month did not turn up any major issues or criminal activity, her office said in a statement to the Herald Friday.
Judge dismisses lawsuit against State Auditor’s Office from former employee accused of sexual harassment
A Suffolk County judge dismissed a lawsuit from a former state employee who claimed officials at the Massachusetts Auditor’s Office forced him to resign amid threats to his life but a state attorney alleged sexually harassed a colleague in the men’s bathroom.
