Illegal immigrant arrested at Massachusetts shelter with gun, alleged fentanyl stash, was not part of state program, Gov. Healey says
An undocumented immigrant who was arrested at a state-run shelter in Revere last month allegedly with an AR-15 and $1 million ...
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 ...
Healey says she ordered criminal background checks on all shelter residents last spring, but they didn’t happen
Gov. Maura Healey said Friday the state will conduct full criminal background checks on all emergency shelter residents, ...
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 ...
Shelter crisis is a test for Healey
The migrant crisis was not at the top of anyone’s mind when Healey was elected 14 months ago. But, it has quickly become the ...
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Healey: Zero tolerance in state shelters for dangerous behavior
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey told GBH News Tuesday that there should be zero tolerance in Massachusetts’ overburdened ...
Healey proposes major changes to right-to-shelter law, including Mass. residency requirement
The residency requirements could effectively end the law as it's currently applied, meaning newly arrived immigrants could be ...
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Healey administration acknowledges it hasn’t been conducting full background checks on state homeless shelter residents
Governor Maura Healey’s administration acknowledged for ... was charged with possessing an assault rifle and 10 pounds of fentanyl at a Revere Quality Inn being used as a shelter.
GOP and Dem leaders provide doses of ‘reality' after Healey's speech
Republicans thought Gov. Maura Healey’s annual address “presented a rosy picture” that “fell short of reality;” while top ...
Massachusetts progressives decry Gov. Healey’s proposed emergency shelter changes: ‘Disconnected from reality’
Progressives are demanding Beacon Hill lawmakers reject Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed changes to state-run emergency shelters ...
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Facing pressure, Gov. Healey pledges to keep emergency shelters safe
Newly released state data show a slew of alleged criminal activity at the shelters, and federal authorities are pursuing the ...