Senate Democrats forged ahead Wednesday with reforms and more funding for the state's family shelter system, adopting some ...

The legislation is designed both fund the system, which has run out of money, and to also dramatically shrink the number of ...

Senate lawmakers passed a $425 million spending bill Wednesday that shuttles money to cash-starved emergency shelters after ...

The Massachusetts Senate passed legislation to allocate $425 million to support emergency housing assistance for unhoused families across the Commonwealth. The bill adds cost controls and reporting ...

Massachusetts voters delivered a clear message to the Legislature last November on transparency — or rather its lack of it.

Massachusetts senators and the Office of the State Auditor faced off Tuesday in a tense meeting about a legislative audit.

Bill would create "single-financing system and massive savings in the billions estimated at 30% of current spending.” ...

Gov. Maura Healey’s administration has spent nearly $500 million on the state-run shelter system in fiscal year 2025, ...

The Massachusetts Senate moved to restrict family stays in the state's emergency shelter system, backing recent moves from ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of the influential Massachusetts political family, was confirmed as secretary of the ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the nation’s next health and human services secretary on Thursday, ...

Top Senate Democrats are on board with many of the changes to the overburdened family shelter system that the House included ...