Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s 7.4% spending hike in FY26 ‘certainly gives us pause,’ Senate budget chief says
A top Senate Democrat expressed skepticism toward Gov. Maura Healey’s plan to boost state spending by 7.4% in fiscal year ...
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s top housing deputy meets with senators as shelter cash is set to run out
Gov. Maura Healey’s top housing deputy met privately with Democratic senators on Wednesday to discuss funding for the ...
Gov. Healey eyes tax increases for Massachusetts in her fiscal year 2026 budget proposal
Gov. Maura Healey slipped a series of tax increases into her fiscal year 2026 budget like applying the sales tax to candy, ...
‘Devastating’: Healey offers condolences to Boston skating club victims killed in D.C. plane crash
Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday called news of an airplane crash in Washington, D.C. that killed six people with ties to a ...
Lucas: Healey’s candy tax a sour deal for Massachusetts
The candy tax Healey is proposing is part of her $62 billion budget that she filed with the Legislature last week.
Healey answers Schumer’s call
JUST VOTE NO — Democratic governors, including Gov. Maura Healey, gathered last night for a call with Senate Minority Leader ...
Healey’s hospital plan to shutter hospitals in Canton, Cape faces growing pushback
Pappas was a "life-changer" former patient Ann McDonald said. Patients and staff were "blindsided" by the decision to close ...
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Healey: Candy tax just 'an idea'
Gov. Maura Healey said her legislation to tax candy sales was just "an idea" as she talked about the Bay State's revenue crunch Tuesday and jokingly apologized for the contemplated ...
Peter Durant, a Republican state senator and Healey critic, says he’s weighing gubernatorial run
A veteran lawmaker, state Senator Peter Durant Durant twice flipped what had been Democratic districts to win a seat in the House and later the Senate.
Two more troublesome items in Governor Healey’s budget plan
Capping charitable tax deductions would be "a turn in the wrong direction," writes one reader. Another bemoans proposed cuts ...
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Editorial: All hands on deck as Healey takes pulse of state’s military bases
Gov. Maura Healey received an update Monday on the state of this state’s military presence. A timely update, given all that’s ...
Healey announces policy banning NDAs on eve of auditor's report
With Massachusetts Auditor Diana DiZoglio about to release a potentially troubling report on state settlements and ...