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Bay Staters who get their electricity through National Grid’s basic service could see their monthly bill drop by more than $100 under a new rate that would take effect in May, but the cost of power will still be higher than last summer. The utility filed its proposed summer supply rate with the Department of Public Utilities this week, proposing…

New Gov. Maura Healey was sworn in Thursday at the Massachusetts State House.

After a campaign during which she was criticized for being light on details, Maura Healey made a handful of firm commitments in her inaugural address to a joint session of the House and Senate, and to the people of Massachusetts.

Gov. Maura Healey gave her first speech in office on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at her historic inauguration.