Gov. Maura Healey officially declared a gun reform bill she signed into law more than two months ago an emergency measure Wednesday afternoon, arguing the statute is necessary to preserve the “public peace, health, safety and convenience” of residents in the state.
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Healey seizes control of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton to keep hospital open
Gov. Maura Healey said her administration “seized” control of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton Friday as part of a plan to turn over the medical center to Boston Medical Center from an asset management company.
Healey: Probe into recruit’s death should play out before feds get involved
Gov. Maura Healey said an investigation into the death of a Massachusetts State Police recruit this month by an outside attorney should play out first before federal investigators get involved.
Healey signs law allowing Mass. to compete for federal funds with state savings dollars
Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Tuesday that enables the state to use the interest generated off its multi-billion dollar savings account as matching funds to compete for federal funds, a move she said is key to beefing up Massachusetts’ infrastructure.
Elizabeth Warren holds ‘comfortable’ lead over John Deaton in Mass. Senate race, poll finds
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren holds a “comfortable” lead over Republican challenger John Deaton in her bid to win a third term as a Massachusetts senator, according to a University of New Hampshire poll released Thursday.
Shelter panel presents challenge for Driscoll
BOSTON — A commission tasked with reconceiving the structure and sustainability of the state’s beleaguered emergency family shelter system is up against a quickly approaching deadline, with still broad disagreement amongst its members about what exactly is at the core of the state’s right-to-shelter law. The commission was established in a supplemental budget passed in […]
