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.
Gov. Healey's budget leans on surtax to drive up spending
Gov. Maura Healey proposed increasing state spending to more than $62 billion next fiscal year, relying on burgeoning income tax collections from the state's wealthiest and a slew of other budget-balancing strategies in a spending plan unveiled Wednesday.
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.
MBTA funding, hospital closures, and other takeaways from Healey’s new budget
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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.
Healey’s proposed $62B budget relies on surtax to drive up spending
Gov. Maura Healey filed a fiscal year 2026 budget totaling $62 billion that would continue popular but pricey programs such as universal school meals and pursue new policies such as traffic violation enforcement cameras.
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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.
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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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 ...
Healey pledges to review all business regulations in 3 months
Gov. Maura Healey vowed to cut the cost of doing business in Massachusetts and directed government officials to review all ...
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 ...
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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 ...