Browsing: Maura Healey

On Wednesday, Governor Maura Healey clarified that she is not imposing a hiring freeze on the agencies under her control, despite an internal memo sent the previous day calling on administration officials to immediately pause hiring processes and seek pre-approval before posting new jobs.

Gov. Maura Healey’s administration stated that it intended to tighten hiring procedures for state jobs after months of declining revenues.

The proposal, according to testimony heard by the Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets on Tuesday, would allow for the creation of 40,000 new homes and the rehabilitation of 12,000 more. The state needs 200,000 housing units to meet demand.

Starting in a small basement at the Arlington Street Church, the Samaritans have responded to over 3 million calls, texts, and online chats at their suicide prevention centers over the past five decades.

A small group of protestors gathered outside the State House on Wednesday to oppose state spending on emergency shelters in Massachusetts that are providing temporary housing to both local residents and migrants from other countries.

State health care officials were notified about the planned sale of Stewardship Health Inc. and Steward Health Care Network to OptumCare, a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary.

Massachusetts is currently allocating about $75 million monthly to shelters, a significant increase that coincides with the expected depletion of emergency services funding by Governor Maura Healey’s administration in April without additional financial support.

Gov. Maura Healey announced on Friday that she will begin disclosing her out-of-state travel again, but only if asked and after the month ends. This is a reversal of her previous decision to not inform the public about her personal trips out of state.

The attorney general’s lawsuit to compel Milton to comply with the 2021 law meant to stimulate much-needed housing production across Greater Boston will go before the full Supreme Judicial Court this fall.

Southcoast Health is considering purchasing a Fall River hospital owned by financially struggling Steward Health Care to maintain care for patients and avoid potential closure.