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 ...
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.
Healey’s 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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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Healey rips Trump over freeze on federal grants
Gov. Maura Healey tore into President Donald Trump on Wednesday over his now-rescinded directive freezing federal grants and loans, blasting the move as an "illegal abuse of power" ...
Federal funding freeze for Mass. and other states is ‘devastating,’ Gov. Healey says
"This is one of the reasons why states have got to get to court and take on Donald Trump," Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday.
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Healey on what Trump's moves mean for federal funds, migrants in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey discussed a slew of issues facing the state, including immigration and recent moves by the ...
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Healey signs healthcare oversight bill in wake of Nashoba Valley closure
Maura Healey will sign Wednesday that's intended to protect Massachusetts from another crisis like the Steward Health Care bankruptcy saga, which led to the closure of Nashoba Valley Medical ...
Massachusetts to return $2.1 billion in misspent federal COVID-19 funds
State officials said former Gov. Charlie Baker's administration used federal funds to pay jobless claims when it should have ...