Gov. Maura Healey

Five of the seven remaining hospitals owned by Steward Health Care are on their way to officially being under new ownership, according to an announcement last week by Gov. Maura Healey.

As a new state shelter policy that will limit longer-term access gears up, support providers for migrants in the state are grappling with increased need and growing panic from the communities they serve.

On July 29, when Governor Maura Healey signed the budget for Fiscal Year 2025, it finalized a process allocating $57.8 billion in funding for the commonwealth and state-funded organizations, including millions for educational efforts across the state.

Starting Tuesday, July 9, migrant families who had been staying overnight in Terminal E of Boston Logan International Airport were no longer permitted to do so, Gov. Maura Healey announced at the end of June.

Support for small business, job opportunities for immigrants and expanded housing are key parts of an economic development bond bill filed last month by Gov. Maura Healey.

Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday announced plans to pardon anyone in Massachusetts with a misdemeanor conviction for marijuana possession on their record.

Gov. Maura Healey rejected calls this week to deploy National Guard troops to patrol the hallways of troubled Brockton High School where assaults, threats and drug use have mounted after staffing cuts and teacher absences. 

Governor Maura Healey’s proposal to boost universal early education in Massachusetts would expand access to state-affiliated pre-kindergarten for 4-year-olds, increase who is eligible for child care financial assistance and continue a state grant program supporting child care providers.

When legislators passed a long-debated supplement to the state budget this month, they reinstated a program extending food assistance to immigrants in Massachusetts.

When guests walk into Gov. Maura Healey’s office in the State House, they will now be greeted by two new paintings by local Black artists.

Revenue from the new millionaire’s tax approved by voters will provide $62 million to reduce college costs for 25,000 students at the state’s public colleges, starting this fall, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has announced.

New state guidance on diversity and equity in higher education is a positive step to move forward following the end of affirmative action in college admissions, local education leaders say.