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11/08/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll. Officials visited Haymarket to thank riders and workers who made unprecedented results possible. Press Release.
Governor Healey Signs First Tax Cuts in More Than 20 Years
Oct 4, 2023 · Boston — Governor Maura T. Healey today signed into law Massachusetts' first tax cuts in more than 20 years. The $1 billion package includes key proposals that Governor Healey has long championed and introduced in her tax cuts proposal in March, including an expanded Child and Family Tax Credit that is now the most generous in the country ...
Massachusetts governor puts new gun law into effect immediately | AP News
Oct 2, 2024 · BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey took action Wednesday to immediately implement a sweeping new gun law that cracks down on privately made, unserialized “ghost guns,” criminalizes possession of bump stocks and trigger cranks and requires applicants for a gun license to complete live-fire training, The new law was approved in ...
Healey plans to use executive authority to beat back attempt to …
Oct 1, 2024 · Gov. Maura Healey plans to use her executive authority Wednesday to deem a gun bill she signed in July an emergency law, a move that effectively nullifies an attempt by Second Amendment rights...
5 takeaways from Gov. Maura Healey's first State of the …
Jan 18, 2024 · Gov. Maura Healey delivered her first State of the Commonwealth address on Wednesday, pledging to keep the quality-of-life issues of housing, education and transportation at the top of her agenda this year.
Mass. Gov. Maura Healey asks public to conserve water amid …
2 days ago · With a dramatic spike in wildfires through October and 12 days into November, Gov. Maura Healey urged Massachusetts residents to conserve water as firefighters work to contain fires across the state.
Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Sign $56 Billion ...
Aug 9, 2023 · Boston — Gov. Maura Healey today signed a $55.98 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), making historic investments in schools, child care, workforce development, public transit, housing, climate resiliency and other key areas that will help make Massachusetts more affordable, competitive and equitable.
Maura Healey wins Massachusetts governor's race, NBC News …
Nov 9, 2022 · Democrat Maura Healey is the projected winner of Massachusetts' gubernatorial race, defeating Republican Geoff Diehl and making history as the first out lesbian to be elected governor, NBC News...
Maura Healey is the first woman governor to lead Massachusetts - NPR
Nov 9, 2022 · BOSTON — Democrat Maura Healey scored a decisive and historic victory Tuesday night, becoming the first elected female governor in Massachusetts and the nation's first openly lesbian governor...
First woman elected Massachusetts governor sworn in | AP News
Jan 5, 2023 · BOSTON (AP) — Maura Healey, the first woman and first open member of the LGBTQ community to be elected governor of Massachusetts, was sworn into office at the Statehouse Thursday, pledging to lead “with empathy and with equity.”