In her second address of its kind, Governor Maura Healey touted the accomplishments of her administration and laid out a vision for the year ahead.

The governor delivered her State of the Commonwealth address Thursday night, focusing on the MBTA, housing and the ease of doing business in the state.

Her comments came one day after announcing efforts to change how the state houses migrants by requiring that families in emergency shelters be U.S. citizens or in the country legally with few exceptions.

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

Gov. Maura Healey focused on the emergency shelter crisis, infrastructure, and housing delivered her second State of the Commonwealth speech Thursday night.

Gov. Maura Healey is pledging to make major investments to fix the beleaguered MBTA, build more housing and improve education for over the next year, while taking steps

Governor Maura Healey proposes updates to Massachusetts' Right to Shelter law, including residency requirements and stricter background checks.

BOSTON (WGGB/WSHM) - Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey will deliver her second State of the Commonwealth address on Thursday. The event will take place in the House chambers at the the State House in Boston. You can watch Healey’s address streaming, starting at 7 p.m., on westernmassnews.com and on our apps.

Once one of Trump’s primary Massachusetts antagonists, Healey did not mention the president-elect by name in her hour-long speech.

In her address, Healey outlined a number of her priorities for the coming year and plans to remedy existing problems in Massachusetts.