Gov. Maura Healey said Friday the state will conduct full criminal background checks on all emergency shelter residents, ...

Whether it’s incompetence, intransigence, or negligence, changes must be made,” House Minority Leader Brad Jones said.

The state has been conducting searches for sex offenses and outstanding warrants — but not checks of past criminal activity.

The Boston Globe reported Thursday that Healey's administration has not been conducting CORI (Criminal Offender Record ...

Gov. Maura Healey commissioned an independent review of security at state-run shelters and signaled an openness to residency ...

Speaking to reporters after an unrelated event on Thursday, State Sen. Peter Durant, R-Worcester/Hampshire, a spending hawk, ...

A spokesperson with Healey’s office confirmed to Boston 25 News that the state has not been conducting CORI checks, however, ...

Gov. Healey said she was recently informed that CORI checks at Massachusetts shelters weren't happening. WBZ-TV's Tiffany ...

A spokesperson for the Healey administration said that the state was already conducting limited background checks on ...

FALL RIVER, MASS. (WJAR) — Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announcing a crackdown on criminal background checks of people living in emergency shelter facilities. It comes in the wake of two high ...

As of Friday, Healey is now calling for CORI checks to be done on all emergency assistance applicants. That new information ...