Gov. Healey announced changes​ that would require all shelter applicants to prove their residency status, increase background checks, and more.

The residency requirements could effectively end the law as it's currently applied, meaning newly arrived immigrants could be ineligible for beds. The post Healey proposes major changes to right-to-shelter law,

Progressives are demanding Beacon Hill lawmakers reject Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed changes to state-run emergency shelters as other critics welcome the governor’s requests, some of which raise questions,