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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.

Massachusetts senators voted Thursday to shuttle hundreds of millions of one-time use dollars to a state-run shelter system buckling under the weight of an influx of migrants from other countries and soaring costs that show little sign of slowing down.

A Westfield Democrat responded to U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican who leads the House Judiciary Committee, for an investigation the congressman initiated into a Haitian national accused of assaulting a migrant girl at a Massachusetts shelter last week.

Lawmakers on Beacon Hill responsible for working out adjustments to firearm regulations in Massachusetts said that recent shootings throughout the state have made it necessary to quickly address discrepancies between two rival gun reform plans.