Massachusetts House budget chief wants Gov. Healey to cough up more information on shelter system
A top House Democrat demanded Gov. Maura Healey’s administration cough up more information about the state-run emergency shelter system before the chamber moves forward with a series of restrictive policies that could block out newly arrived migrants to Massachusetts.
MA Gov. Maura Healey unveils $62B budget proposal
Much of the funding for the proposals comes from the state's 'Millionaire's Tax.'
Mass. Gov. Healey’s fiscal year 2026 budget leans on surtax on higher earners to drive up spending
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Gov. Healey eyes tax increases for Massachusetts in her fiscal year 2026 budget proposal
Gov. Maura Healey slipped a series of tax increases into her fiscal year 2026 budget like applying the sales tax to candy, slapping the tobacco tax on synthetic nicotine produces, imposing an
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.
Healey files $62 billion state budget proposal
Gov. Maura Healey's $59.6 billion plan represents a 2.6% increase over the current year's budget. It also includes an additional $1.95 billion in supplemental spending funded by the state's Fair Share surtax,
Healey says Massachusetts "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.
Unanswered questions leave Healey shelter plan on hold
The Massachusetts House of Representatives’ budget chief told the Healey administration Wednesday that the branch needs more ...
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 ...
‘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.
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 ...
Lights. Camera. Ticket? Healey wants to allow Mass. cities, towns to deploy speed cameras
Officials from Boston, Cambridge, and elsewhere have for years sought the ability to use automated cameras for traffic enforcement, arguing it could lessen the burden on local law enforcement and help ...
Gov. Healey on recent Massachusetts immigration arrests: 'I support the apprehension of criminals'
Federal immigration agents were seen Wednesday taking a man into custody in Chelsea, Massachusetts, as well as making other arrests in East Boston.
Healey commits $2.5 billion to modernizing Massachusetts’ public higher education campuses
Governor Healey announced a bond bill that will be the largest infrastructure investment in the public higher education ...
Massachusetts plans to close mental health center, in addition to pediatric rehab hospital
Gov. Maura Healey plans to close a mental health center in Cape Cod, in addition to shuttering a state-run pediatric rehabilitation hospital in Canton.
Tariffs on Canada could lead to $200M increase in electricity costs in Mass., Healey says
President Donald Trump’s pledge to place 25% tariffs on products from Canada could lead to an estimated $200 million annual increase in the total cost of electricity in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura ...