Healey's budget proposal bolsters MBTA and education, cuts healthcare costs
The $62 billion plan leans on revenue from the millionaire's tax, but also seeks money from speed cameras and candy.
Healey goes all-in on early literacy, proposing to more than double state investment in new budget
Healey, a first-term Democrat, is requesting from the Legislature $50 million to support young students struggling to read.
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,
A candy tax? Hospital closures? A look at Gov. Healey's budget belt-tightening proposals
Gov. Maura Healey's proposed $62 billion state budget involves some belt-tightening measures — from program cuts to hospital closures to new taxes on candy and Zyn pouches.
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
Gov. Healey files 2026 fiscal budget proposal
Gov. Maura Healey proposed increasing state spending to more than $62 billion next fiscal year, relying on burgeoning income tax collections from<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
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 ...
Healey's shelter plan on hold over unanswered questions
The House budget chief told the Healey administration that the branch needs more information before acting on Healey's family shelter reform plans.
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Pocasset Mental Health Center targeted for closure in Gov. Healey's budget proposal
Gov. Maura Healey wants to close the state’s Pocasset Mental Health Center as part of her fiscal 2026 proposed budget. But ...
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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 ...
MBTA funding, hospital closures, and other takeaways from Healey’s new budget
Gov. Maura Healey's $62 billion budget proposal was announced this week. It includes major transit and education investments.
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 ...