Maura Healey

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...

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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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…

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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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…

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.

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,...

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...

A bill creating state oversight for puppy day care and boarding facilities has been signed into law.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed an emergency preamble to a gun reform bill passed this summer, a move that prevents the law from being suspended while opponents work on a ballot measure to put before voters in two years. The law addresses, among other things, ghost guns and red flag laws. “We needed to give time to our agencies and…

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed an emergency preamble to a gun reform bill passed this summer that addresses, among other things, ghost guns and red flag law, though gun rights advocates had collected thousands of signatures in hopes of pushing pause on the bill until voters could weigh in with a ballot question. 

After months of searching, Gov. Maura Healey announced her choice for the next colonel of the Massachusetts State Police. Geoffrey Noble, a former New Jersey State Police lieutenant colonel, replaces interim Col. Jack Mawn. He’s the first Massachusetts State Police leader to come from outside the department. “The goal was to have the best search possible, a nationwide search,...

Massachusetts has secured more than $20 million in federal funding to help cover the state’s overburdened emergency family shelter system, Gov. Maura Healey’s office announced Wednesday afternoon. Healey’s office said the money — the largest sum that Massachusetts has received to date from FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program — comes after the administration filed an application in June with...

Gov. Maura Healey suggested Friday that Massachusetts lawmakers could return next month to tackle major unfinished business, though a spokesperson walked back that timeline on Monday. As Healey voiced her support on The Greg Hill Show for the construction of an Everett soccer stadium, a policy addressed by language in the Senate version of the stalled economic development bill, she was...

Changes to the state’s overflow shelter policy are raising alarm as city leaders in Boston and Chelsea call on Governor Maura Healey to change course.

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Boston city councilors are calling on Gov. Maura Healey to reverse changes to Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system after the administration put a five-day limit for overflow shelters. The calls for action come just hours after the changes went into effect and on the heels of spirited protest. Nine of 13 city councilors signed onto this letter to Healey Thursday —…

Boston city councilors say they are not satisfied with Gov. Maura Healey’s new plan to handle the migrant housing crisis. In a letter to the governor, several councilors say they want her to abandon the changes and reinstate the previous plan.

Without a single Republican vote, the Massachusetts House and Senate sent the governor a massive overhaul of the state’s gun laws Thursday, crossing one of the most significant items off of the Legislature’s rest-of-July to-do list. The conference committee report (H 4885), which was announced and unveiled Wednesday, passed the House on a 124-33 vote and then cleared the...

The Massachusetts House and Senate have passed legislation on gun safety, with Gov. Maura Healey expected to sign it into law.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said Wednesday she believes President Joe Biden can win reelection in November if he continues to resist calls to suspend his campaign, but she also reiterated her suggestion for the 81-year-old to “evaluate whether he remains the best candidate.” Facing a string of questions about the sitting president’s fitness for the nomination in the wake...