Governor Maura Healey, who appointed LaMar Cook to his role in 2023, said that Cook “underwent a complete background check."

A bill sitting on Maura Healey’s desk would mandate that reports on spending within Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system be published regularly to the public, but there’s no indication whether

The governor is releasing $4 million from another state account to double the state’s November payment to food banks. But she said tapping the rainy day fund would open the floodgates to other requests during the federal government shutdown.