Mass. Republicans slam Healey over revelations about background check gaps at shelters
Those revelations further came after last month’s arrest of an undocumented migrant who was living at a Revere shelter site and was charged with possession of an AR-15 and nearly 5,000 grams of “suspected fentanyl,” MassLive previously reported.
Maura Healey shelter background check fiasco, GOP demands reform
Whether it’s incompetence, intransigence, or negligence, changes must be made,” House Minority Leader Brad Jones said.
Maura Healey admin was not conducting criminal background checks for Massachusetts shelter residents
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration confirmed it was not conducting full criminal background checks on residents in emergency shelters after months of the first-term Democrat telling the public that guests were fully vetted before entering the system.
Gov. Healey orders more thorough background checks for Massachusetts shelter residents
Maura Healey has 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 accused of serious crimes.
Healey administration acknowledges it hasn’t been conducting full background checks on state homeless shelter residents
The state has been conducting searches for sex offenses and outstanding warrants — but not checks of past criminal activity.
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WV House Republicans vacate seat of Joseph de Soto, lawmaker accused of threatening to kill members
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