An inspection of hotels and motels serving as state-run shelters for migrants and locals that Gov. Maura Healey ordered this month did not turn up any major issues or criminal activity, her office

Gov. Healey wants Massachusetts communities to have the option of installing automated cameras that catch speeding drivers.

Local governments and schools will get more money from the state under Gov. Maura Healey’s preliminary budget for the next fiscal year, which calls for tapping into a

Officials from Boston, Cambridge, and elsewhere have for years sought the ability to use automated cameras for traffic enforcement, arguing it could lessen the burden on local law enforcement and help reduce crashes.

However, the sector faces another kind of risk, with a new administration in charge in Washington.

Gov. Maura Healey filed a $62B FY26 budget proposal that attempts to address slower revenue growth during the post-pandemic era by relying on a voter-approved surtax to buoy spending decisions and

Gov. Maura Healey said there is no reason to be concerned about it because Massachusetts is not a so-called "sanctuary state."

Federal authorities are threatening to investigate state officials who don't comply with immigration enforcement policies.

Governor Maura Healey's proposal to increase state funding for local road and bridge projects also overhauls the way those dollars are distributed, and includes major boosts for smaller and rural communities with smaller property tax bases but more road miles to care for.

Including use of a larger surtax pool and hundreds of millions of dollars for the Medical Assistance Trust Fund, the bill would increase state spending about 7.4% over the fiscal 2025 budget that Healey signed in July. Beacon Hill regularly adds hundreds of millions of dollars more in appropriations via midyear bills.

Federal immigration agents were seen Wednesday taking a man into custody in Chelsea, Massachusetts, as well as making other arrests in East Boston.

In her second address of its kind, Governor Maura Healey touted the accomplishments of her administration and laid out a vision for the year ahead.