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

"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.

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

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

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

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

State lawmakers and local officials want to see a new law stipulating that landlords who hire brokers be responsible for ...

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 ...

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

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