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![Gov. Maura Healey's administration said it planned to tighten hiring procedures for state jobs after months of sliding revenues. Gov. Maura Healey's administration said it planned to tighten hiring procedures for state jobs after months of sliding revenues.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/aleynl002.jpg?w=124)
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Gov. Healey tightening hiring procedures for state jobs after months-long revenue slide
Gov. Maura Healey's administration said it planned to tighten hiring procedures for state jobs after...
![A potential soccer stadium in Everett backed by Robert Kraft could bring congestion and heavy foot traffic to areas of Boston directly across the Mystic River from the proposed site, a Boston councilor and a city planner told lawmakers on Beacon Hill Tuesday afternoon. A potential soccer stadium in Everett backed by Robert Kraft could bring congestion and heavy foot traffic to areas of Boston directly across the Mystic River from the proposed site, a Boston councilor and a city planner told lawmakers on Beacon Hill Tuesday afternoon.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/EVERETTsc003.jpg?w=132)
Soccer stadium in Everett could bring foot traffic, congestion to Boston, officials say
A potential soccer stadium in Everett backed by Robert Kraft could bring congestion and heavy...
![A local ordinance in Yarmouth limits temporary stays at motels to less than 30 days, but Harborside Suites has served as an emergency shelter for more than 20 migrant families since last September. A local ordinance in Yarmouth limits temporary stays at motels to less than 30 days, but Harborside Suites has served as an emergency shelter for more than 20 migrant families since last September.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image_50400769.jpg?w=140)
Massachusetts migrant crisis hits Cape Cod: Yarmouth motel serving families for too long
A local ordinance in Yarmouth limits temporary stays at motels to less than 30 days,...
![An elected body wants more details on Gov. Maura Healey's plan to offer blanket pardons for simple cannabis possession convictions. An elected body wants more details on Gov. Maura Healey's plan to offer blanket pardons for simple cannabis possession convictions.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/aleynl02.jpg?w=129)
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Pols & Politics: Details of Gov. Healey’s blanket pot pardons could come Wednesday
An elected body wants more details on Gov. Maura Healey's plan to offer blanket pardons...
![William Delahunt, a longtime Democratic congressman for Massachusetts, died Saturday, according to a family spokesperson. William Delahunt, a longtime Democratic congressman for Massachusetts, died Saturday, according to a family spokesperson.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DELAHUNTsc003.jpg?w=122)
William Delahunt, longtime Democratic congressman for Massachusetts, dies at 82
William Delahunt, a longtime Democratic congressman for Massachusetts, died Saturday, according to a family spokesperson.
![A Massachusetts-based coalition of public and private organizations launched Thursday plans to raise awareness of the harms sports betting can have on young people, the laws surrounding the industry, and risks associated with gambling. A Massachusetts-based coalition of public and private organizations launched Thursday plans to raise awareness of the harms sports betting can have on young people, the laws surrounding the industry, and risks associated with gambling.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GAMBLINGsc005.jpg?w=132)
A new coalition wants to address the risks of youth sports betting in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts-based coalition of public and private organizations launched Thursday plans to raise awareness of...
![House Speaker Ron Mariano suggested Thursday that broad budget cuts could be on the table when lawmakers sit down next year to draft the fiscal year 2026 budget, painting a grim financial picture for Massachusetts fueled by the historically high cost of running state-run shelters. House Speaker Ron Mariano suggested Thursday that broad budget cuts could be on the table when lawmakers sit down next year to draft the fiscal year 2026 budget, painting a grim financial picture for Massachusetts fueled by the historically high cost of running state-run shelters.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/migrantnl003.jpg?w=129)
Budget cuts on the table amid runaway migrant costs, Speaker says
House Speaker Ron Mariano suggested Thursday that broad budget cuts could be on the table...
![Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is eyeing a backup plan to cover direct emergency shelter payments in the event lawmakers hammering out a spending plan for the rest of the fiscal year find themselves mired in negotiations, according to an administration official. Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is eyeing a backup plan to cover direct emergency shelter payments in the event lawmakers hammering out a spending plan for the rest of the fiscal year find themselves mired in negotiations, according to an administration official.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/0327-NWS-BHR-L-bordercc03.jpg?w=140)
Healey has shelter funding backup plan if Legislature is slow to find deal on spending bill
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is eyeing a backup plan to cover direct emergency shelter payments...
![A panel of lawmakers hashing out the differences between competing proposals to reform Massachusetts’ gun laws opted to move negotiations into a private setting after one legislator said she was concerned about recent threats from a man who previously harassed her family. A panel of lawmakers hashing out the differences between competing proposals to reform Massachusetts’ gun laws opted to move negotiations into a private setting after one legislator said she was concerned about recent threats from a man who previously harassed her family.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/0327-NWS-BHR-L-gunscc03.jpg?w=140)
Democrats vote to make gun reform debate private after senator describes personal threats
A panel of lawmakers hashing out the differences between competing proposals to reform Massachusetts’ gun...
![A group of less than 15 protestors rallied outside the State House Wednesday in opposition to state spending on emergency shelters in Massachusetts that are housing both local residents and migrants from other countries. A group of less than 15 protestors rallied outside the State House Wednesday in opposition to state spending on emergency shelters in Massachusetts that are housing both local residents and migrants from other countries.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/0327-NWS-BHR-L-bordercc04.jpg?w=131)
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Protesters rally at State House in opposition to emergency shelter spending
A group of less than 15 protestors rallied outside the State House Wednesday in opposition...