Maura Healey files $62 billion Massachusetts budget as post-pandemic revenue slowdown limits spending
Gov. Maura Healey filed a $62 billion fiscal year 2026 budget proposal Wednesday that attempts to conform to slower revenue ...
Gov. Healey says Mass. "not a sanctuary state", but law prevents police from enforcing ICE detainers
Federal authorities are threatening to investigate state officials who don't comply with immigration enforcement policies.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says she won't get in way of federal immigration officials
Gov. Maura Healey said there is no reason to be concerned about it because Massachusetts is not a so-called "sanctuary state.
‘Giving her opponents political ammunition’: Governor Healey spent at least 76 days out of state in 2024
Healey’s travel in 2024 included a stretch in which she visited or was traveling to other states on 28 of the 80 days from ...
Five things to know about Gov. Maura Healey’s $62B budget plan
The new spending plan is “balanced, it’s fiscally responsible, and we believe it is a blueprint for meeting the needs of ...
Gov. Healey files $2.5B borrowing bill to improve public higher education infrastructure
Gov. Maura Healey filed a $2.5 billion borrowing bill Tuesday that would dump cash into Massachusetts’ public higher ...
Healey goes all-in on early literacy, proposing to more than double state investment in new budget
Healey, a first-term Democrat, is requesting from the Legislature $50 million to support young students struggling to read.
‘Difficult step’: Massachusetts plans to close state-operated rehabilitation hospital for children
I think this is a redirecting of services and car,” said Gov. Maura Healey at the State House Wednesday. “I recognize that’s a hard thing for those who are living in that facility. It’s a hard thing ...
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Healey's budget proposal bolsters MBTA and education, cuts healthcare costs
The $62 billion plan leans on revenue from the millionaire's tax, but also seeks money from speed cameras and candy.
Massachusetts must pay feds $2.1B after mistakenly using pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits
Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next decade after the prior administration mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits.
Candy would lose sales tax exemption under Massachusetts governor's budget proposal
The governor estimates that eliminating the sales tax exemption on candy could raise $25 million. Right now, Massachusetts is one of 11 states that exempt candy from the sales tax. WBZ-TV reached out ...