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A rally was held in front of the Massachusetts State House to protest Governor Maura Healey's move to limit the number of families in the state's emergency shelter system.

Amid influx of migrants, state judge allows Healey to move ahead with limits on Mass. emergency shelter system

A judge on Wednesday rejected a request from Lawyers for Civil Rights, a Boston-based advocacy group, to temporarily block the Healey administration from creating a cap of 7,500 families on the statewide program.

City clears final tents from the ‘Mass. and Cass’ homeless encampment
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said the task “has been a long-standing challenge in the city of Boston.”

Judge weighs blocking shelter system cap amid crush of families
A state judge is poised to rule on the Healey administration’s effort to limit the number of homeless families allowed in the state’s emergency shelter program, which has been overwhelmed by a surge of migrants amid an escalating housing crisis.

Healey, promising more compassion, overhauls state’s guidelines for pardons, commutations

Governor Maura Healey’s newly released framework signals the Democrat’s willingness to not only wield clemency earlier and more often than her predecessors but consider a variety of different circumstances in doing so.

Boston City Council election day is coming up. Here’s what to know before you vote.
Eligible Bostonians will be able to cast their ballots to elect the city's next district councilors and at-large city councilors, whether that's by mail, voting early, or going to the polls on Election Day.

With Mass. shelters nearing state-imposed capacity, questions and legal challenge cloud Healey’s plans
State officials said they plan to begin pushing those seeking emergency shelter to a waiting list once the system reaches 7,500 families, which they warn could happen “imminently.”

Congresswoman Katherine Clark tells high school students the best way to reform gun laws is by voting out current Congress
Mass shootings like the ones in Maine last week are a “unique, American problem” and change may only come from voting out lawmakers who have worked against gun reform, Clark said Monday.

Local health care workers calling for cease-fire in Gaza hold ‘die-in’ outside Warren and Markey’s office
Protesters wrapped themselves in white sheets lathered with red paint, imitating blood, and held red roses that symbolize the life and beauty of Palestinians who died or are missing in Gaza, according to one organizer.

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At the Massachusetts State House, Governor Maura Healey provided an update on the state’s emergency family shelter system.

As Mass. nears deadline to cap shelter capacity, state to partner with feds to help migrants obtain work permits

State and federal Homeland Security officials will co-host a clinic the week of Nov. 13 in Middlesex County. The state will organize appointments and provide transportation for migrants from shelter sites statewide. 1:02 p.m.

Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson (left) and Althea Garrison. In a race to represent District 7 on Boston's City Council, two candidates face a significant gap in funding and preliminary election voters.

In District 7 City Council race, an incumbent faces off with a familiar name on the ballot

Ahead of the Nov. 7 Boston City Council election, the two District 7 candidates face a significant gap in funding and votes in the Sept. 12 preliminary election. 11:40 a.m.

Boston civil rights group sues state over plan to set limits on right-to-shelter law

At issue: the state's self-imposed cap on the overwhelmed emergency shelter system. 8:26 p.m.

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A sign of support stood in downtown Lewiston.

Why Maine? Why anywhere?

In Maine’s second-largest city, like everywhere, people are shocked that the kind of mass murder that lays waste to other places has found their beloved community too. 6:03 p.m.

Ben Weber (left) and William King are candidates for the Boston City Council District 6 seat.

In District 6, city council candidates pitch unity, personal experience

Benjamin Weber of Jamaica Plain and William King of West Roxbury diverge on some hot-button issues. 1:01 p.m.

Mayor Wu and city officials will move forward with a plan to clear the area known as Mass. and Cass. Prompted by an increase in violence and illicit drug use, the occupants of tent encampments in the site will be offered shelter and social services before being moved by police.

‘We cannot let that stand’: Wu moves forward with plan to clear ‘Mass. and Cass’

Wu framed the coordinated effort as a permanent and empathetic solution to the prolonged humanitarian crisis at the intersection known as Mass. and Cass, widely considered the epicenter of the region’s opioid abuse and homeless crisis. 6:17 p.m.

District 3 City Council candidates John FitzGerald (left) and Joel Richards.

In Boston’s District 3, candidates have similar priorities, different answers

Despite their diverging political philosophies, candidates John FitzGerald and Joel Richards largely both agree on the main issues facing Dorchester-based District 3. 4:33 p.m.

While protestors watched, police officers escorted protesters arrested for trespassing from UMass Amherst’s Whitmore Administrative Building, where they staged a sit-in outside of the Chancellor’s office.

Students at Mass. colleges protest against Israel’s attacks on Gaza, joining nationwide rallies

The local demonstrations were held at multiple institutions including Harvard Divinity School, Smith College, UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, and Tufts University. 7:10 p.m.