Governor Maura Healey is resurrecting a proposal at the center of a long-running legal dispute between wealthy property owners on Martha’s Vineyard that, if passed, could redefine when a beach in Massachusetts is considered public.

The new poll comes as Republican hopefuls Mike Kennealy and Brian Shortsleeve have sharpened their attacks on the Democratic governor.

The release of statistics indicated crime was down in Massachusetts last year, but the data paint a more complicated picture, one in which arrests are up.

Nearly two years after Governor Maura Healey declared a state of emergency, state officials extended a 2023 declaration contending that the state still can’t keep up with the demand for emergency shelter.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey defended her record from criticism from her two Republican challengers for governor

Gov. Maura Healey said she is seeking expanding emergency budget cutting powers in part to target Massachusetts’ quasi-public agencies.

Governor Maura Healey said Monday that she spent last week in the south of France, a family trip that had drawn criticism from one of the Republicans looking to unseat her in the corner office.