News and analysis on Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, including her administration, policies, political agenda, public appearances, elections, and decisions affecting the Commonwealth.
Eversource CEO Joe Nolan expects Gov. Maura Healey to ease criticism of utilities after the election as company executives donate to her campaign.
Gov. Maura Healey blamed President Donald Trump for rising costs while Republican Mike Minogue criticized her record on taxes, spending and jobs.
Massachusetts plans $31 million in rail improvements near Pittsfield to support Berkshire Flyer service and future passenger rail expansion.
Gov. Maura Healey wants Massachusetts taxpayers to cover $80 million in solar program costs while cutting other energy charges this winter.
A statewide nonprofit group is backing the federal education scholarship tax credit program as Gov. Maura Healey weighs whether Massachusetts should join.
The Healey administration is promoting LGBTQ Rainbow Clubs for elementary students and offering schools help with running them.
Massachusetts set aside $25,000 for repairs at J.S. Bryant School, which promotes “queering education” and says districts can cover student tuition.
Gov. Maura Healey says she supports Chapter 62F but won’t say how she’ll vote on a ballot question that could lead to more taxpayer rebate checks.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu formally endorsed Governor Maura Healey in her re-election bid after months of hesitation.
House Ways and Means chairman Aaron Michlewitz pointed to past House votes against suspending Massachusetts’ gas tax as lawmakers review Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal.
A new poll finds Massachusetts voters are more likely to blame President Donald Trump and utility companies than Gov. Maura Healey for the state's high energy costs.
Massachusetts lawmakers still haven’t approved Governor Maura Healey’s proposed two-month gas tax suspension as gasoline and diesel prices remain elevated.
MassDOT seeks bids for the $1.6 billion Sagamore Bridge replacement, with construction set to begin in winter 2027 and a project labor agreement required.
Republican Mike Minogue received 38% support in the latest University of New Hampshire poll, while incumbent Governor Maura Healey got 54%.
Democrats question the cost and timing of Maura Healey’s two-month gas tax holiday. Her Republican opponent says it would end too soon.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey endorsed Question 7, the ballot question that would allow single-family homes to be built on smaller lots.
Gov. Maura Healey wants to suspend Massachusetts’ gas tax for two months, but Beacon Hill lawmakers rejected a gas tax holiday in 2022 and previously backed gas tax increases.
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has called for suspending the state gas tax just days after her Republican opponent Mike Minogue also called for it.
Kalshi and Polymarket give Gov. Maura Healey a large edge over Republican Mike Minogue in the 2026 Massachusetts governor’s race.
Gov. Maura Healey is proposing expanded postpartum mental health screening, home visits and provider support following the Lindsay Clancy trial and mistrial.
Massachusetts First PAC is promoting a statewide ad against Maura Healey, blaming her for rising costs as it backs Republican Mike Minogue.
An environmental advocate says Gov. Maura Healey’s new data center rules do not go far enough and wants Massachusetts to halt new projects.
Gov. Maura Healey is calling for federal regulation of artificial intelligence as AI leaders warn about the risks of rapidly advancing models.
Boston College football fans booed Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey when the stadium announcer named her during the Red Bandana Game against Rutgers.
Gov. Maura Healey declined to say whether she will use her authority to prevent activists from suspending Massachusetts’ new abortion law while they pursue a 2028 repeal vote.
Several Massachusetts police unions endorsed Gov. Maura Healey's reelection bid, praising her support for law enforcement and officer mental health.
Gov. Maura Healey is renewing a push to let cities and towns raise meals and lodging taxes and add up to a 5% surcharge on motor vehicle excise bills, while also seeking another $100 million in education spending.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Minogue is calling for a moratorium on new and expanded data centers in Massachusetts as Gov. Maura Healey imposes new restrictions on the facilities.
The MassGOP says Gov. Maura Healey is to blame for 1,614 planned job cuts listed in state WARN records.
Maura Healey is attacking Mike Minogue over Trump, ICE, abortion and PragerU instead of defending her record on taxes, appointments and state government.
Gov. Maura Healey hasn't seen all of the charges against Methuen Rep. Francisco Paulino following his arrest, indictment and arraignment last week, but on Monday called what she does know "very disturbing."
The Healey administration issued new guidance telling Massachusetts schools and childcare programs how to limit cooperation with ICE agents under the state’s new immigrant protection law.
Massachusetts lost more than 3,600 life sciences jobs in 2025 as the industry posted its first year-over-year employment decline in more than two decades.
Republican candidate for governor Mike Minogue is criticizing Massachusetts’ offshore wind push and calling for more natural gas pipelines to lower energy costs.
The Healey administration plans to use an $8.5 million state fund to keep paying for gender-transition treatments for minors after the federal government cuts off Medicaid and CHIP money.
Bill O’Reilly says he wants Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey put in federal prison for signing a law allowing elective abortions throughout pregnancy.
