‘Raging moderate’: Is Mass. Gov. Maura Healey tacking toward the center ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial race?
Tax cuts. Cutting red tape. Deregulation. Making life easier for businesses. Cracking down on free benefits for newly arrived migrants. A pledge to work with the Trump administration. Those are key issues that Massachusetts conservatives have long championed.
Healey says she ordered shelter background checks last year. Her office refused to share records detailing it.
Governor Maura Healey’s office rejected a Globe request for documents tied to the order, claiming they are confidential communications between officials and legal counsel.
Massachusetts Gov. Healey’s plan to close Canton children’s rehab hospital rattles community: ‘Almost criminal’
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is looking to close a children’s rehab hospital in Canton and move services to Westfield, to save money in next fiscal year’s budget. The plan is
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.
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 formally bans NDA’s in state settlements, moving shortly before audit’s release
Governor Maura Healey on Monday said she is formally banning the use of non-disclosure agreements across her administration, moving a day before the state auditor is slated to release a closely watched report examining their use across a variety of state agencies.
Healey warns Trump tariffs will spark price increases
If President Donald Trump puts a 25% tariff on products coming from Canada starting next weekend, as he said this week he is considering, electricity costs in Massachusetts could increase by as much as $200 million a year, Gov. Maura Healey told business leaders Thursday morning.
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 growth in the post-pandemic era by relying on a voter-approved surtax to buoy spending and cutting specific programs to save cash.
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.
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 warns Trump's tariffs will raise electric bills, product costs in Massachusetts
"President Trump proposing tariffs, that is going to cost all of us money," Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said.
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 system in decades.