Maura Healey To Sign Bill Giving Illegal Immigrants More Protection From ICE
Gov. Maura Healey will sign a new law that limits warrantless civil immigration arrests at Massachusetts courthouses, schools, child care centers and healthcare facilities.
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Gov. Maura Healey will sign a new law that limits warrantless civil immigration arrests at Massachusetts courthouses, schools, child care centers and healthcare facilities.
Stephen Lynch says Democrats have moved too far left ahead of primary challenge.
Sen. John Velis accused Progressive Massachusetts Policy Director Jonathan Cohn of attacking patriotism after Cohn mocked Sen. Mike Rush’s campaign signs.
Gov. Maura Healey unveiled 12 healthcare affordability recommendations aimed at lowering premiums, drug prices, hospital costs, surprise bills, and spending on low-value care.
Republican attorney general candidate Michael Walsh says signature gatherer Joe Bronske owes his campaign $15,000 after failing to deliver the number of nomination signatures the campaign paid for.
Two Massachusetts families argue state rules unlawfully force private-school students to leave campus to receive publicly funded special education services.
Massachusetts Senate Democrats are joining a push initiated last week in the House to loosen restrictions on later-term abortions.
John Barros has withdrawn from the Springfield courthouse project as a lawsuit and ethics questions continue over the state's selection of the development team.
Auditor Diana DiZoglio says a Massachusetts Senate public records bill includes a "poison pill" that could block a voter-approved transparency ballot question.
Massachusetts lawmakers reached a deal on the PROTECT Act, a bill expanding protections for illegal immigrants by limiting ICE civil enforcement at courthouses, schools, hospitals and child care centers.
Massachusetts Democratic Party Chairman Steve Kerrigan received probation and a 45-day license suspension after an OUI arrest in Southborough.
One day after Massachusetts approved an average 10.4% health insurance premium increase for 2027, Insurance Commissioner Michael Caljouw said the state's healthcare system is "getting worse every day."
State Senator Cindy Friedman says the Massachusetts Senate is working on a bill that would loosen restrictions on abortions after 24 weeks.
Massachusetts released procurement records defending its $1.6 billion Springfield courthouse project, saying the winning proposal offered the best value despite a lawsuit and questions about the involvement of Ayanna Pressley's husband.
The Massachusetts Senate will vote next week on a public records bill creating new rules for access to legislative and governor's office records while leaving out the House's legislative audit limits.
Nearly 700,000 Massachusetts residents and small-business workers will face an average 10.4% health insurance premium increase in 2027.
The Massachusetts House voted 119-33 to allow abortions after 24 weeks for any reason an abortionist approves under their professional judgment.
Massachusetts voters will decide whether to repeal the state's recreational marijuana law after the State Ballot Law Commission rejected a signature challenge and ordered the initiative onto the November ballot.