Healey’s executive order comes a day after she announced the creation of a K-12 Statewide Graduation Council in her State of the Commonwealth address.

Gov. Maura Healey pledged to review business and licensing regulations in an attempt to cut “red tape” and stand up a group of stakeholders to develop recommendations for a permanent high school graduation standard after voters nixed the MCAS in November.

If the Democrats have lost Needham, they’ve lost everywhere. This is why on Monday, Americans will be regaining control of America. Today, America. Tomorrow, Massachusetts.

Progressives are demanding Beacon Hill lawmakers reject Gov. Healey’s suite of proposed changes to state-run emergency shelters, while other critics welcome the governor’s requests, some of which

The governor of Massachusetts plans to convene a statewide graduation requirement council after voters decided to ditch standardized tests as a high school graduation requirement in November.

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

Drawing from Massachusetts history while also peeking into the future, Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday night took stock of the state’s strengths and challenges in a speech that focused more on following through on past work than on announcing new initiatives.

Rep. Marcus Vaughn, the Wrentham Republican chosen to give the GOP's response, referred to the avalanche of coverage about a lack of transparency on Beacon Hill and problems with the emergency shelter system and said Healey's speech "ignored the headlines of our leading papers and the top concerns of our residents."