The Office of Workforce Solutions is offering options this Spring at various SOWELA locations across Southwest Louisiana, ...

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

Gov. Maura Healey said Friday the state will conduct full criminal background checks on all emergency shelter residents, explaining she requested more thorough vetting months ago but the checks never ...

Committee assignments for state representatives in Lackawanna County are now in place. Reps. Kyle J. Mullins, D-112, Blakely, ...

As of Friday, Healey is now calling for CORI checks to be done on all emergency assistance applicants. That new information came as a shock to many local leaders, including State Senator John Velis.

The House budget chief told the Healey administration that the branch needs more information before acting on Healey's family ...

The Wichita Emergency Shelter has 260 beds with a purpose to serve those in the community by giving them a one-stop shop in ...

Gov. Maura Healey ordered more thorough background checks be conducted for all residents of Massachusetts emergency assistance shelters in the wake of two high-profile arrests of shelter residents ...

Gov. Maura Healey is facing a firestorm over revelations that the state didn't conduct criminal background checks on migrants in its emergency shelter system.

With the state's family shelter system under pressure from mounting costs and violent on-site incidents, Gov. Maura Healey on ...

Healey's comments came after the top House Republican blasted her administration for its oversight and for failing to realize that emergency shelter residents were not being screened with criminal ...

A spokesperson with Healey’s office confirmed to Boston 25 News that the state has not been conducting CORI checks, however, they said outstanding warrants and sex offense searches are happening.