Attorney General Maura Healey

Majority of pot board opposed referendum

Drugs/ Politics

Majority of pot board opposed referendum

New cannabis commission seeds concerns about the law’s future

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THE NEW CANNABIS Control Commission is now complete but, with the appointment of yet two more members who voted against the ballot question to legalize marijuana, the panel has a majority who opposed the measure and just one proponent, who was one of the drafters of the initiative petition. Attorney General Maura Healey appointed Britte(...)

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Does web browsing leave a public record?

The Back Story

Does web browsing leave a public record?

Dispute with Baker administration heads to Healey

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THE STATE’S SUPERVISOR of public records says a state employee’s web browsing history is a public record, and has asked Attorney General Maura Healey to order the Baker administration to turn the information over to a reporter. The case represents another attempt by state officials to determine what a public record is in an increasingly(...)

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More tools needed to combat wage theft

Economy

More tools needed to combat wage theft

Problem costs state workers $700m a year

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MASSACHUSETTS HAS AN epidemic of wage theft. An estimated $700 million in wage theft occurs annually in our state, robbing workers and their families of essential income and the ability to stay afloat financially. That’s also bad news for good employers. It creates an uneven playing field for companies that follow the law and that(...)

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Healey sues Trump

Courts/ Politics

Healey sues Trump

AG says president’s executive order violates state, US constitutions

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MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL Maura Healey on Tuesday sued President Trump over what she called his “startling and chaotic” executive order banning immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries, saying the act violated Bay State residents’ constitutional rights. Healey, joined by some of the state’s academic, business, and non-profit leaders and with the support of Gov. Charlie Baker,(...)

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Healey cracks down on more gun sales

Guns

Healey cracks down on more gun sales

AG reaches agreement with Worcester shop to cease dealing illegal handguns, comply with state regs

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ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY continued her crackdown on the sale of illegal guns in the state by forcing a Worcester gun dealer to stop selling illegal handguns and pay $35,000 in costs and penalties. Healey, in her latest display of imposing Massachusetts regulations long on the books but rarely enforced, charged that The Gun Parlor(...)

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Mass. mayors back AG on assault weapons

Gun ownership/ Guns

Mass. mayors back AG on assault weapons

Officials are part of Healey's effort to win support for her actions

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STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY faced a barrage of criticism in the weeks following her announcement of stepped up enforcement of the state’s assault weapons ban, but the state’s top prosecutor and her allies have spent the better part of the past week trying to change the narrative by highlighting support for(...)

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AG’s gun communications lacking

Guns/ The Back Story

AG’s gun communications lacking

Healey gave conflicting accounts of who, when, and how dealers and others were notified

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Two weeks after Attorney General Maura Healey announced her crackdown on assault weapons sales, there is still confusion over how and when she issued her directive, whether she did or should have consulted with legislative leaders, and how much notice dealers actually received for when the order took effect. In addition, many dealers are still(...)

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The Download/ Politics

Healey gun order prompts political backlash

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The political backlash to Attorney General Maura Healey’s crackdown on what she calls illegal copycat assault weapons began over the weekend, as legislation was filed to strip her of her power to regulate gun sales and 56 lawmakers sent her a letter asking her to stand down. Neither effort is likely to have much immediate(...)

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Healey clears gun buyers

Gun ownership/ Guns

Healey clears gun buyers

AG may still go after dealers for sales of banned assault weapons

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ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY decided to allow those who bought nearly 2,300 assault weapons in Massachusetts to keep their new guns even though they were purchased after she ordered the sales stopped. But Healey has not backed away from her threat to levy criminal or civil sanctions against dealers who sold one of the banned assault(...)

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