In ‘tense’ call, Mass. Gov. Healey, other Dem governors push Senate leader Schumer to resist Trump
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and five Democratic governors pressed Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer during a phone call this week to slow the confirmation march of President Donald Trump’s ...
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Peter Durant, a Republican state senator and Healey critic, says he’s weighing gubernatorial run
He has emerged as a vocal critic of Governor Maura Healey’s handling of the emergency shelter system, calling it a “huge factor” in his calculus about running. Durant delivered the state ...
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Healey slammed for looking at children’s rehab hospital as a ‘budget problem’
Staffers at Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children are calling on Maura Healey to visit their Canton facility after the governor vowed to reconsider her closure plan in the face of fierce ...
Maura Healey wants to let Massachusetts cities, towns hike taxes on meals, hotel stays
Gov. Maura Healey filed legislation Friday that would allow cities and towns to hike taxes on hotel stays and meals, an ...
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Healey announces policy banning NDAs on eve of auditor's report
Maura Healey on Monday issued a written policy that explicitly bans the use of NDAs across executive branch offices. Healey's office mentioned the audit report Monday as it publicized a three-page ...
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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 price hike on ...
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Healey formally bans NDAs in state settlements, moving shortly before audit’s release
Governor Maura Healey on Monday said she is formally banning the use of nondisclosure agreements across her administration, moving a day before the state auditor is slated to release a closely ...
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Free community college, $8B MBTA spending plan highlight Gov. Healey's State of the Commonwealth
BOSTON - In her second address of its kind, Gov. Maura Healey touted the accomplishments of her administration and laid out a vision for the year ahead. In Thursday's State of the Commonwealth ...
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Gov. Maura Healey to give second annual State of the Commonwealth: What to expect
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is set to give her second State of the Commonwealth address Thursday. The Democratic governor is likely to lay out her priorities for the year ahead as well as make ...
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Healey's budget leans on surtax to drive up spending
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey proposed increasing state spending to more than $62 billion next fiscal year, filing a budget Wednesday that relies on burgeoning income tax collections from the state's ...
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Gov. Healey says rural roads and bridges need more state funding. She proposes a new formula to make that happen
Gov. Maura Healey's proposal to increase state funding for local road and bridge projects also overhauls the way those dollars are distributed, and it includes major boosts for smaller and rural ...