Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is proposing to significantly tighten the rules on who is allowed into the state’s emergency ...

A new law was introduced to prevent states from banning the sale and possession of certain firearms. The Second Amendment Guarantee Act (SAGA Act) was introduced Wednesday ...

Less than a week after condemning security concerns surrounding a lack of background checks performed at shelters, ...

The residency requirements could effectively end the law as it's currently applied, meaning newly arrived immigrants could be ...

The Bay State has the second strongest gun laws in the nation, according to new rankings from gun safety advocates Everytown.

The 16-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries but was listed in stable condition on Wednesday. The post Police: Teen girl shot in head at Easton apartment complex appeared first on Boston.com.

Governor Maura Healey said the right-to-shelter laws' “original intent” was not to cover the “waves and waves of people,” ...

BOSTON - The heavily scrutinized right-to-shelter law in Massachusetts would change significantly under a new proposal shared ...

The "changes are appropriate and needed to ensure the long-term sustainability of the state shelter system," Gov. Maura ...

An 18-year-old was arrested on firearms charges during an investigation into a teen girl's shooting in Easton, Massachusetts.