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.
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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‘Raging moderate’: Is Gov. Maura Healey tacking toward the center ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial race?
But they have also been touted over the past month as top priorities for Gov. Maura Healey, a first-term Democrat from Arlington who has not yet said whether she plans to run for reelection next year.
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Healey says she ordered shelter background checks last year. Her office refused to share records detailing it.
Governor Maura Healey’s administration refused to release records that could detail when, and to whom, she delivered an order last year to conduct systemwide background checks in the state’s ...
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Mass. Gov. Maura Healey submits $2.5 billion investment plan for state's public universities, colleges
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is touting a multi-billion investment plan targeting higher education. On the heels of her State of the Commonwealth address and ahead of her $62 billion budget ...
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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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‘Raging moderate’: Is Mass. Gov. Maura Healey tacking toward the center ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial race?
Maura Healey, a first-term Democrat from Arlington who has not yet said whether she plans to run for reelection next year.
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Healey warns Trump's tariffs will raise electric bills, product costs in Massachusetts
Maura Healey said."Trump's tariffs are going to blow energy costs up," the Democrat told reporters last week. Trump, a Republican, said last week that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and ...
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Healey mileage plan aims to aid rural roads in Central, Western Mass.
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey's proposal to increase state funding for local road and bridge projects also overhauls the way those dollars are distributed, and includes major boosts for smaller and ...
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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 ...