Maura Healey, Massachusetts

Amid mounting scrutiny, Governor Healey asks lawmakers to make dramatic changes to Massachusetts’ right-to-shelter law
Governor Maura Healey said the right-to-shelter laws' “original intent” was not to cover the “waves and waves of people,” including migrant families, who have come into the state in recent years.
Here are the changes to the right-to-shelter law in Massachusetts proposed by Gov. Healey
BOSTON - The heavily scrutinized right-to-shelter law in Massachusetts would change significantly under a new proposal shared by Gov. Maura Healey Wednesday. The policy that became law in 1983 guarantees emergency housing to homeless families and pregnant women.
Mass. Gov. Healey calls for residency requirement for shelter law
The "changes are appropriate and needed to ensure the long-term sustainability of the state shelter system," Gov. Maura Healey said Wednesday.
Healey wants to limit state shelter to Massachusetts residents
"I believe these changes are appropriate and needed to ensure the long-term sustainability of the state shelter system," she said.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey proposes $8 billion investment in transportation over 10 years
The Bay State will spend upwards of $8 billion over the next ten years improving its roads, bridges and regional transportation services if a proposal announced by the governor Tuesday is passed by the legislature.
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.
Governor Healey looks to revisit right-to-shelter law
As the migrant crisis intensifies in Massachusetts, Governor Maura Healey is calling for a closer look--and potential overhaul--of the right-to-shelter law.
Gov. Healey proposes state-run shelter changes that could block out arriving migrants
Gov. Maura Healey proposed a series of major changes to state-run emergency shelters Wednesday that attempt to cordon off the maxed-out system from individuals who are not Massachusetts residents, including by implementing a three-month residency requirement.
Gov. Maura Healey pushes back on right whale speed rules affecting the Island
NOAA has proposed new speed restrictions for boats across the East Coast that Gov. Maura Healey hopes will be amended.
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Massachusetts Governor Healey Announces Historic $8 Billion Transportation Overhaul, With No New Taxes
Governor Maura Healey announces an $8 billion plan to overhaul Massachusetts' transportation system without raising taxes.
Gov. Maura Healey asks for $425M more to pay for emergency shelters housing migrants
Gov. Maura Healey filed a $425 million spending bill Tuesday that attempts to drain nearly all of an account filled with ...
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 ...
Broker fees for Massachusetts renters could end under Healey plan
Broker fees may be a thing of the past for Massachusetts renters if a plan from Gov. Maura Healey is successful.
Healey’s shelter coverup unravels
Withholding documents about incidents in emergency shelters for so long allowed the state to hide the worst of its ...