The Latest Breaking News from Maura Healey

Quantavia Smith, who was often homeless for a decade, now has a studio apartment in Los Angeles with easy access to public transit

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP benefit recipients are facing fresh confusion after the U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered states to "immediately undo" steps they took to send out full food assistance benefits, following a string of competing court orders tied to the federal shutdown.

The widening debate over vaccine mandates in the U.S. and recent moves to get rid of them for schoolchildren in Florida are pushing some states to take steps to protect vaccines for children and adults

Massachusetts insurance carriers will be required to cover vaccinations recommended by the state’s department of public health

Massachusetts pulled in $2 billion more in tax revenue than expected this fiscal year, and officials say the state’s new 4% surtax on high earners is the reason.

More than 120 defendants in Massachusetts have had their charges — ranging from assault to drug possession — dropped after public defenders refused to take new cases over a long-running pay dispute

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is slated to meet with city officials and update the public about the response to an assisted living facility fire in Fall River that killed 10 people

Fire broke out at Gabriel House; the cause is under investigation and one person is in critical condition.

Canada is ditching America for new partnerships.