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, explaining she requested more thorough vetting months ago but the checks never happened.
Gov. Healey confirms lack of widespread criminal background checks in state-run shelters
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration confirmed it was not conducting criminal background checks on residents in emergency shelters after months of the first-term Democrat telling the public that
As Republicans pounce, Mass. Gov. Maura Healey taps former BPD boss to review shelter system
Speaking to reporters after an unrelated event on Thursday, State Sen. Peter Durant, R-Worcester/Hampshire, a spending hawk, argued Thursday for “prioritized” funding for state residents, along with residency requirements for people who seek shelter.
Healey administration acknowledges it hasn’t been conducting full background checks on state homeless shelter residents
The state has been conducting searches for sex offenses and outstanding warrants — but not checks of past criminal activity.
Gov. Maura Healey says background checks ordered at Massachusetts shelters didn't happen
Gov. Healey said she was recently informed that CORI checks at Massachusetts shelters weren't happening. WBZ-TV's Tiffany Chan reports.
Gov. Healey Pushes $425M Spending Bill To Prevent Shelter Crisis As Funds Set To Run Dry By Jan. 31
Gov. Maura Healey has proposed a $425 million spending bill to keep Massachusetts' emergency shelter system running through ...
‘Unacceptable’: Gov. Healey launches independent review of shelter system after criminal activity
Former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis will oversee the investigation that will take a closer look at every shelter ...
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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 ...
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Gov. Healey interested in revisiting shelter law intent
Gov. Maura Healey on Friday discussed an interest in realigning the state’s right-to-shelter law “with its original intent,” ...
Governor Healey gives update on shelter system, says intent original law needs to be looked at
Governor Maura Healey gave an update on the shelter system in Massachusetts and said that the intent of the original law ...
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 ...
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Gov. Healey seeks to quell fears of service cuts in Massachusetts during Trump's second term
Healey administration officials on Thursday sought to sooth anxieties around the incoming Trump administration and potential ...
Healey says she ordered criminal background checks on all shelter residents ‘last spring,’ but they weren’t done
Whether it’s incompetence, intransigence, or negligence, changes must be made,” House Minority Leader Brad Jones said.
Gov. Healey signs bill banning cat declawing
After a year of deliberation, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey finally signed a new bill into law that protects cats from being declawed.