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Inside Boston's biggest Thanksgiving feast
Boston’s biggest Thanksgiving feast returned to TD Garden on Wednesday. Among the volunteers who threw on an apron and served up hundreds of hot meals to those in need were Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox. “The holidays are a time when people really pull together and make sure that we...
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Boston's biggest Thanksgiving feast returns to TD Garden
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Gov. Maura Healey were among those scooping out all the fixings as the city got into the holiday spirit.
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Business owners slam RMV's ‘completely unconscionable' CDL shift
Top Democrats suggested they’re open to Gov. Maura Healey’s legislative push to minimize upheaval for hundreds of commercial drivers, in the process lamenting a “bipartisan failure” that contributed to the need for action so late in the lawmaking term. With only five weeks remaining in the 2024-2025 term, the Transportation Committee dove in Tuesday on a bill Healey filed...
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Mass. changing emergency family shelter system again, phasing out hotels
Confronting more than $1 billion in annual costs tied to Massachusetts’ emergency assistance family shelter system, the Healey administration rolled out a suite of new reforms Friday.
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Wu urges state lawmakers to approve revised Boston commercial tax plan
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu spoke to a joint committee on Beacon Hill Wednesday to advance her revised tax proposal. The mayor urged lawmakers to approve it in time for Gov. Maura Healey’s signature. Wu called the revised plan, with more protections for small businesses, a compromise, balancing the needs of residents and the business community. Boston’s commissioner of assessing...
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Wu backs revised commercial tax plan
At a hearing on Beacon Hill, Mayor Michelle Wu went to bat for her proposal to raise commercial tax rates in Boston.
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Healey celebrates Brown University Health's Saint Anne's Hospital takeover after Steward bankruptcy
After unveiling new signage making visible the shift to new owner Brown University Health on Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Maura Healey toured Saint Anne’s Hospital and celebrated that Massachusetts did “something that no other state was able to do” as Steward Health Care collapsed. Saint Anne’s was one of eight Steward hospitals in Massachusetts whose futures were thrown into doubt...
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‘We will show them': Healey doubles down on state's commitment to offshore wind
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey doubled down Tuesday on the state’s commitment to offshore wind amidst signals that the federal government could soon turn far more antagonistic to the growing sector, telling a union hall audience that the partnership of organized labor and the clean energy industry gives the state “a special sauce” that positions it to continue its energy...
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How Mass. leaders are responding to Trump's mass deportation promises
Elected officials in Massachusetts are reacting to President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants by declaring a national emergency and using military assets. Trump campaigned on a promise of the largest mass deportation in U.S. history, and he says he intends to deliver on it. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, who declared a state of...
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Local leaders raise concerns about Trump's deportation plans
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu are reacting to President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations.
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Mass. brush fires: ‘Do everything that you can to minimize the risks,' gov. says
With a record number of brush fires burning in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey pleaded with the public to do whatever they could to prevent more from breaking out. Hear from her and get a closer look at the weather pattern driving the fires.
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Feds remain concerned about state of Pink House, but will hear Healey out
The day after Gov. Maura Healey promoted her office’s role in putting a hold on the demolition of a beloved historical landmark on the North Shore, the federal agency that owns the property reiterated the safety and environmental concerns that led to the decision to remove the structure. The drama is unfolding over what has been dubbed the Pink...
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Massachusetts' iconic Pink House gets a stay of execution from Gov. Healey
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced that she’s asked that demolition of the abandoned Pink House on Plum Island be paused for further talks on how to keep the beloved structure.
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Demolition of ‘beloved' Pink House on hold, Gov. Healey says
The looming demolition of the iconic Massachusetts building known as the Pink House is on hold, Gov. Maura Healey announced Wednesday. The abandoned building on Plum Island in Newbury had been slated for demolition this week, but Healey said her office was discussing other options with federal authorities and others. “The Pink House is a beloved local landmark that makes…
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Will Newbury's Pink House be spared demolition?
Supporters of “Save the Pink House” rallied in Newbury, Massachusetts, Sunday with renewed hope to save the iconic North Shore landmark in the 11th hour.
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Federal abortion pill lawsuit targets states like Massachusetts
Three midwestern states are trying to restrict access to the abortion drug mifepristone across the United States in a recently filed amended lawsuit targeting so-called shield states like Massachusetts. The complaint challenges the ability of telehealth providers to dispense the drug through the mail to patients and makes it illegal for minors. Local reproductive health experts told NBC10 Boston Monday…
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Federal abortion pill lawsuit targets states like Massachusetts
Three midwestern states are trying to restrict access to mifepristone across the country, arguing in court that shield states like Massachusetts shouldn’t be allowed to ship abortion pills to states with abortion bans.
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Mass. ballot question on MCAS' future splits Healey, Warren
Battle lines continue to form around a ballot question to change a key component of the education reform law that some say made Massachusetts the best educated state in the country, separating politicians who are used to standing on the same side of most issues, and simultaneously creating strange allies. The day after U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat,...
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‘Ollie's Law' signed to protect pets at kennels and boarding facilities
A bill addressing the safety of pets at Massachusetts kennels was signed into law Thursday. Until now, the Bay State had no oversight for puppy day care and boarding facilities. The only requirement for anyone with more than four dogs was to obtain a kennel license. Gov. Maura Healey signed the legislation known as Ollie’s Law, which requires the...
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Healey signs ‘Ollie's law,' regulating Mass. kennels
A bill creating state oversight for puppy day care and boarding facilities has been signed into law.