Maura Healey

After nearly two years of fits and starts, a long-awaited Massachusetts tax relief and reform package made it to the governor’s desk Thursday after senators overwhelmingly approved the legislative agreement. The roughly $1 billion tax bill is among the most significant pieces of legislation to reach Gov. Maura Healey since she took office in January. The Arlington Democrat has been…

Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday that “it’s time” to evaluate possible changes to the state’s MCAS standardized exams, but she stopped short of weighing in on the use of the tests as a high school graduation requirement. The Massachusetts Teachers Association is putting its weight behind a potential 2024 ballot question that would decouple MCAS exams from the steps a student...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey plans Tuesday to sign an executive order that will address the process by which clean energy projects and infrastructure are permitted, an issue which utility companies and others have said could determine whether Massachusetts makes good on its commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Healey plans to create the Commission on Clean Energy Infrastructure…

Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts after flooding caused major damage in Leominster and North Attleborough.

Flash flooding Monday left large sinkholes across Leominster, and people who live near a dam have been forced to evacuate.

Gov. Maura Healey toured the damage left by intense flash flooding in Leominster and North Attleborough, Massachusetts, and spoke about what she saw.

Governor Maura Healey is scheduled to tour the damage Tuesday afternoon.

Two dams needed to be shored up in Leominster on Tuesday, one of several Massachusetts communities still reeling from flash flooding that dropped historic amounts of rain Monday night. Gov. Maura Healey issued a state of emergency across the commonwealth Tuesday night. “Today I saw firsthand the devastating impacts of severe flooding in Leominster and North Attleborough – and it…

Gov. Maura Healey activated the Massachusetts National Guard to help provide services at hotels serving as emergency shelters for migrants.

Gov. Maura Healey has activated up to 250 members of the Massachusetts National Guard to help at hotels providing emergency shelter services. Thursday’s move comes weeks after Healey declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts over a historic influx of migrants seeking help from the Commonwealth’s strained shelter system. Starting next week, the members of the National Guard who...

Days before the Sumner Tunnel is scheduled to reopen to traffic after a two-month shutdown for restoration work, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey toured the site with outgoing Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca and other officials Wednesday afternoon. Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver, Undersecretary of Transportation Monica Tibbits-Nutt and MBTA General Manager Philip Eng are also slated to attend the hard hat tour…

Healey’s office said the administration still intends to replace both bridges, but wants to start with the Sagamore because of its higher traffic volumes and its bigger role in the Cape’s economy.

After previous efforts to secure federal funding for replacement of both Cape Cod bridges stumbled, Gov. Maura Healey and her deputies will shift to a phased approach that first targets money primarily for the Sagamore Bridge. Healey’s office said the administration will submit applications in the coming weeks for a combined $1.45 billion in federal grants, most of which would…

Communities in Massachusetts’ Merrimack Valley are still cleaning up after Tuesday’s flooding, and many residents remain out of their homes.

Massachusetts’ Merrimack Valley is continuing to recover from this week’s flooding. Gov. Maura Healey walked through businesses along High Street Friday, after Tuesday’s floodwaters destroyed several buildings. Healey visited Good Day Cafe in North Andover, then Jaime’s Restaurant. “You pay all this money for insurance and they don’t cover anything,” said Jaime Faria, one of several business owners who...

Days after floodwaters damaged homes and businesses in Merrimack Valley, Gov. Maura Healey is addressing Massachusetts’ plans moving forward.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed into law most of a policy-filled $56 billion state budget for fiscal year 2024 on Wednesday, her most significant legislative action since she took office in January. The spending plan makes permanent a pandemic-era program providing free school meals to all students, clears the way for high school graduates without legal immigration status to access…

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is getting involved in politics in her native New Hampshire, but only to a point. The Cambridge Democrat, who grew up in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, endorsed Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig’s candidacy for governor of the Granite State last week after Chris Sununu announced that he would not seek another term. Healey’s endorsement came one hour after...

All seven pardons Gov. Maura Healey recommended won approval from the Governor’s Council on Wednesday, cementing the first pardons awarded by a Massachusetts governor during their first elected year in office in three decades. Healey in June proposed the pardons, which had earned the support of the Parole Board before Gov. Charlie Baker left office in January, when she...

Gov. Maura Healey is expected back in Massachusetts this weekend after spending about two weeks either in Ireland on official business or in Rhode Island on a personal trip, her office said Wednesday morning. Secretary of State William Galvin has served as acting governor since Saturday. Healey, fresh off a six-day trade mission to Ireland, decamped that day to Rhode…