Maura Healey files $62 billion Massachusetts budget as post-pandemic revenue slowdown limits spending
Gov. Maura Healey filed a $62B FY26 budget proposal that attempts to address slower revenue growth during the post-pandemic ...
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 ...
Governor Healey releases $62 billion budget plan that would inject new cash into MBTA, tax candy purchases
The spending proposal begins putting dollars behind various pledges Healey has made in recent days, including promises to ...
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 commits $2.5 billion to modernizing Massachusetts’ public higher education campuses
The bill is the largest proposed investment in state universities including the UMass system and community colleges in ...
‘Difficult step’: Massachusetts plans to close state-operated rehabilitation hospital for children
The Massachusetts Nurses Association, which first disclosed the planned closure, said Gov. Healey's fiscal 2026 budget will ...
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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 ...
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 ...
'Monumental error': Mass. owes feds $2.1 billion to resolve unemployment mistake
BOSTON — Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next decade after the Baker administration ...
A look at the history of Massachusetts' right to shelter law
Massachusetts lawmakers are poised to dive into a right to shelter law debate this year after Gov. Maura Healey recommended ...
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.