5 things to know about Gov. Maura Healey’s $62B budget plan

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 residents and businesses," Gov. Maura Healey said Wednesday.
Healey unveils $62B budget proposal
Local governments and schools will get more money from the state under Gov. Maura Healey’s preliminary budget for the next fiscal year, which calls for tapping into a
Governor Healey unveils $59 billion 2026 budget
The Healey Administration announced their next budget plan for 2026, proposing increasing state spending to more than $59 billion.
Gov. Healey unveils $62 billion budget plan with focus on infrastructure
Gov. Maura Healey introduced a $62 billion budget proposal on Wednesday, emphasizing significant investments in infrastructure, education, and public services.
Healey’s proposed $62B budget relies on surtax to drive up spending
Gov. Maura Healey filed a fiscal year 2026 budget totaling $62 billion that would continue popular but pricey programs such as universal school meals and pursue new policies such as traffic violation enforcement cameras.
Gov. Healey's budget leans on surtax to drive up spending
Gov. Maura Healey proposed increasing state spending to more than $62 billion next fiscal year, relying on burgeoning income tax collections from the state's wealthiest and a slew of other budget-balancing strategies in a spending plan unveiled Wednesday.

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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.
‘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 ...
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.
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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.
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Mass. Gov. Healey’s fiscal year 2026 budget leans on surtax on higher earners to drive up spending
Healey proposed increasing state spending to more than $62 billion next fiscal year, relying on burgeoning income tax ...
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Healey’s plan to eliminate broker fees met with approval and caution
Last year, city councilors filed a Home Rule Petition to ask the state to ban the practice of tenant-paid broker fees, and Boston and Cambridge city councilors joined the effort. With Healey’s ...
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Healey to release FY 2026 budget plans
BOSTON, Mass. (WLNE) — Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey will be releasing her budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year Wednesday. Governor Healey’s budget plans to make transformative investments ...
Free community college, $8B MBTA spending plan highlight Gov. Healey's State of the Commonwealth
In her second address of its kind, Governor Maura Healey touted the accomplishments of her administration and laid out a ...
Governor Healey unveils $2.5b plan for construction, maintenance projects on ‘aging’ state college campuses
Healey’s proposal, which requires approval by the Legislature, calls to use $125 million a year in revenue generated by the ...