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 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.
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
Tax, policy measures fill Healey budget
Though Gov. Maura Healey maintains that she is not raising taxes, the budget she rolled out Wednesday could apply existing taxes to some purchases, or decrease how much residents are able to write off on their tax returns.
Healey budget: Gov unveils $62b budget plan, new candy tax
The spending proposal begins putting dollars behind various pledges Healey has made in recent days, including promises to bolster transportation funding.
Governor Healey unveils $59 billion 2026 budget
The Healey Administration announced their next budget plan for 2026, proposing increasing state spending to more than $59 billion.
Gov. Healey releases 2026 fiscal budget
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
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Gov. Healey's budget leans on surtax to drive up spending
Including use of a larger surtax pool and hundreds of millions of dollars for the Medical Assistance Trust Fund, the bill ...
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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.
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 ...
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Gov. Healey proposed speed enforcement cameras in 2026 budget, what local officials think
Gov. Healey proposed speed enforcement cameras in 2026 budget, what local officials think ...
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Healey proposes $2.5B higher education infrastructure plan
The governor outlined her new proposal after touring the Cyber Range at Bridgewater State University, a hands-on lab where ...
Massachusetts House budget chief wants Gov. Healey to cough up more information on shelter system
A top House Democrat demanded Gov. Maura Healey’s administration cough up more information about the state-run emergency ...