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  1. Healey says opponent is ‘going to stand with Donald Trump,’ speaks on gas tax suspension, ICE, abortion

    Gov. Maura Healey spoke on the issues central to her reelection bid in an interview Sunday, including gas…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #2026election #Governor #latestheadlines #LocalNews #massachusetts #MauraHealey #News #Politics #trump
    europesays.com/3291201/

  2. Gov. Healey, candidate Minogue pay visit to the Big E on Military Appreciation Day

    WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) – Friday not only marks the start of The Big E, but we also…
    #Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #E.ON #E.ONSE #MauraHealey #MikeMinogue #MilitaryApperciationDay #TheBigE #WestSpringfield
    europesays.com/germany/94546/

  3. #Massachusetts #datacenters need approval before getting a permit following new executive order

    by Amal Elhelw, Tue, September 8, 2026

    "Gov. #MauraHealey is now putting Massachusetts among a growing number of states taking a closer look at how data centers are built and who gets a say in where they go.

    "For years, Massachusetts has promoted itself as a place for the technology industry to grow, including data centers powering the #AIBoom.

    "As those projects have gotten bigger, so have the concerns about their impact on #electricity costs, the #environment, and local communities.

    "Back in February, Gov. Healey said data centers need to power themselves, pay for it, 'and do it in a way that doesn't harm residents.'

    "More than six months later, Healey said she's putting local communities in control.

    "On Tuesday, she signed an executive order requiring local approval for new data center infrastructure.

    " 'Unless a community says yes to a data center, we're saying no,' Healey said.

    "The move comes after the Governor first paused new applications for the state's data center sales tax exemption in June, saying stronger protections were needed.

    "That tax break was created by a law Healey signed in 2024, giving qualified data centers a potential 20-year sales tax exemption.

    "On Tuesday, Healey addressed that, saying she signed that package but did not include the tax exemption herself.

    " 'As I've seen things, I just didn't think that it was right for that sales tax exemption to apply in the midst of what we're dealing with right now, which is a lot of concern across communities in Massachusetts and this country about the impact data centers are having or could have,' Gov. Healey said.

    "Tuesday's executive order also requires developers to prove that they're not going to harm the environments or communities where they want to build. They also have to provide their own clean energy on day one, and if they can't, they have to pay ratepayers for the energy they consume until their own supply is in place.

    "Republican candidate for Governor, Mike Minogue agrees that Massachusetts is in an energy crisis.

    " 'I would always let a local community have input, but in reality, today, we're seeing more override votes than ever before just for operations,' Minogue said. "What I want to do is give more money back to the towns and cities if they will reduce the stretch codes, which destroys the opportunities for many builders and developers.'

    "A proposed data center in #WestfieldMA has yet to seek permits from state agencies. Should the project come to the state, the developer would need to present a Community Benefits Agreement and its plans to meet the state's water and energy expectations.

    "The state currently has about 50 data centers, meaning Tuesday's announcement could help determine how many more Massachusetts is willing to take on."

    Source:
    yahoo.com/news/politics/articl

    #USPol #MassachusettsPol #NoDatacenters #AIDatacenters #NoisePollution #EnergyConsumption

  4. Tartan Army invades Boston as Scotland soccer fans revel at World Cup

    FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Ever since Scotland fans learned they’d begin the country’s ninth World Cup appearance in…
    #NewsBeep #News #Topstories #Boston #FIFAWorldCup #Generalnews #Headlines #JasonWaddleton #Massachusetts #MauraHealey #MichelleWu #SamAdams #SamanthaCrawford #SamuelAdams #Scotland #ScotlandNationalSoccerTeam #Soccer #Sports #TopStories #U.S.news
    newsbeep.com/601859/

  5. Diana DiZoglio not focused on political aspirations beyond Massachusetts auditor

    Entrenched in what she calls a “dumpster fire” amid her fight to conduct the voter-approved legislative audit, Diana…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #america #DianaDiZoglio #geopolitics #Massachusettspolitics #MauraHealey #Politics #unitedstatesofamerica #UnitedStatesPolitics #USPolitics #usapolitics
    europesays.com/3048178/

  6. Healey’s reelection bid confronts volatile energy politics

    by Jordan Wolman, CommonWealth Beacon May 12, 2026 GOV. MAURA HEALEY’S steady drift toward the political center as…
    #Energy #CharlieBaker #elections #Environment #massachusettslegislature #MauraHealey #naturalgas #Politics #stategovernment
    europesays.com/2984869/

  7. #District13 looks to take care of its own health care needs!

    Despite new federal guidelines, #JanetMills looks to expand #Covid19 vaccine availability in #Maine

    BY Susan Cover Maine
    PUBLISHED 2:19 PM ET Sep. 08, 2025

    WATERVILLE — "Gov. Janet Mills said Monday she’s working to ensure that Mainers who want to get a COVID-19 vaccination at local pharmacies without a prescription can get one.

    " 'We’re working with the attorney general’s office in Maine to clarify whether we can issue a standing order and take measures like that,' she told reporters. 'We want to make sure everyone who wants to get a shot can get one.'

    "She expects more information to come out this week.

    "Last week, Massachusetts Gov. #MauraHealey took steps to ensure that vaccines, including those for COVID, flu and RSV, remain readily available and covered by insurance.

    "Like Maine, Massachusetts is one of 16 states prohibited from offering COVID vaccines at pharmacies without a prescription following new federal guidelines restricting who is eligible for the shot.

    "The federal guidelines issued Aug. 27 authorize vaccines for those 65 and older or those with at least one underlying medical condition. Others need a prescription to get the vaccine.

    "In response, the Massachusetts public health commissioner issued an order Sept. 3 allowing pharmacies to continue to provide COVID shots to those 5 and older, according to Healey’s office. That prompted CVS and Walgreens pharmacies in Massachusetts to work toward making appointments available, the governor’s office said in a press release.

    "Healey’s office also noted that it is 'leading efforts to create a public health collaboration with states in #NewEngland and across the #Northeast committed to safeguarding public health as the federal government backs away from its responsibilities.'

    "Mills said in Maine, officials need to ensure pharmacists and physicians are protected from 'any liability' that might arise from the discrepancy between state and federal guidelines.

    "After attending a Rotary meeting in Waterville, Mills mentioned the group’s efforts to eradicate polio worldwide. As she mulls a run for U.S. Senate — a decision she’ll announce in November — she said changes to the federal public health system are one of her top concerns.

    " 'The current state of affairs, the state of flux in the public health system nationally is of great concern right this minute,' she said.

    Source:
    spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine

  8. Apparently, some millionaires moved out of the state. Imagine what would happen if EVERY state (and country) TAXED THE RICH PROPORTIONALLY!

    #Massachusetts - Here’s how much the new ‘#MillionairesTax’ has raised this year (it’s a lot)

    The tax on the rich is bringing in more than expected and will fund transportation and education initiatives.

    By Beth Treffeisen
    May 21, 2024

    "The '#MillionairesTax,' which went into effect for the first time last year, is set to bring in billions.

    "State officials announced Monday that the surtax on high earners had generated more than $1.8 billion in revenue this fiscal year, with three months left to go, according to the State House News Service.

    "This means state officials could have millions of dollars to spend on transportation and education initiatives.

    "Any additional money raised beyond the $1 billion already budgeted would go to a reserve account, where state policymakers can ask for one-time investments in projects or programs.

    "The SHNS reported that the revenue from the tax is already $800 million more than the Legislature and Gov. #MauraHealey planned to spend in surtax revenue for all of the fiscal year 2024.

    "The Department of Revenue won’t certify the official amount raised until later this year.

    "However, the estimates supported claims that the surtax would generate significant revenue for the state, despite fears that it would drive out some of its wealthiest residents.

    "In 2022, voters approved the ballot initiative that levies an additional 4 percent tax on annual earnings over $1 million.

    " 'Opponents of the Fair Share Amendment claimed that multi-millionaires would flee Massachusetts rather than pay the new tax, and they are being proven wrong every day,' Andrew Farnitano, a spokesperson for #RaiseUpMassachusetts, the union-backed group that pushed the 2022 ballot initiative, told the Boston Globe.

    " 'With this money from the #UltraRich, we can do even more to improve our public #schools and #colleges, invest in roads, bridges, and #PublicTransit, and start building an economy that works for everyone,' Farnitano said.

    "But Massachusetts has struggled with residents leaving the state recently, taking their taxable income with them.

    "The announcement from the latest DOR quarterly report, described during Senate proceedings, is welcome news for budget writers who had been seeing declines in tax revenues for months.

    "State tax collections have lagged behind projections for most of the 2024 fiscal year, SHNS reported, even after Healey implemented spending cuts.

    "According to an analysis by the Pioneer Institute, Massachusetts lost $4.3 billion in adjusted gross income in 2021, 40 percent more than the prior year. The data shows that nearly 25,200 more tax filers had moved out of the state than moved in."

    boston.com/news/business/2024/

    #PayYourFairShare! #BillionaireTax #MillionaireTax or else #EatTheRich !

  9. I just signed the LUCE Immigrant Justice Network petition to demand that #Massachusetts governor #MauraHealey stand up and protect immigrants in the state.
    secure.everyaction.com/BM7eBVI

    Then I called her office to reiterate the message of the petition.

    #MaPoli #MAPol

  10. Wow I have asthma and take meds and have an air cleaner and I still have attacks. It's horrible not to be able to breathe. It's amazing the utter lack of compassion he has.

    My doctor told me that with #asthma/ #allergies everything builds on the other stuff and makes the threshold lower to have attacks. So this stuff matters.

    He stopped $900,000 worth of a #grant

    Daily Hampshire Gazette: #Trump slashes funds for #asthma sufferers in western #Massachusetts

    The Trump administration has eliminated roughly $1 million in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency #EPA to the state Department of #PublicHealth intended specifically to address asthma in western Massachusetts, according to Gov. #MauraHealey’s office. This termination comes shortly after the #AmericanLungAssociation reported a decline in air quality across the state and region.

    The money was meant to provide in-home air quality remediations to combat environmental factors, such as improvements to ventilation and the removal of mold throughout Chicopee, Holyoke and Springfield. The state was promised about $1 million over three years for these remediations, but the withheld funding comprises nearly $900,000 of that amount. The DPH so far has spent approximately $100,000 of the money to address asthma in communities disproportionately at risk.
    gazettenet.com/Hampshire-and-F

  11. In the history of #Massachusetts, has an emergency preamble ever been added by the governor AFTER already signing a bill, just to circumvent a referendum petition? Absolute tyranny.

    #MauraHealey #Healey #2A #CivilRights #GOAL

  12. #DNC2024

    #GabbyGiffords — Fmr US #House Rep #AZ (2007–2012)

    #DebHaaland — US Secy of the #Interior
    Fmr US House Rep #NM (2019–2021)

    #MauraHealey — Governor #MA

    #GloriaJohnson — #TN state rep 90th district; Democratic nominee US #Senate TN

    #JustinJones — TN state rep 52nd district

    #MarkKelly — US Senator AZ

    #AdamKinzinger — fmr US House Rep #IL (#Republican)

    #TedLieu — US House Rep #CA

    #LucyMcBath — US House Rep #GA

    #JoeNeguse — US House Rep #CO

    #AlexPadilla — US Senator #CA

    2/

  13. In 2021, when #MauraHealey was #Massachusetts state attorney general, she facilitated an online panel I served on, discussing the courts’ treatment of AI and digital surveillance. archive.org/details/cctv17vt-N

    Gov. Healey and her staff were great to work with. I’m so pleased she’ll be on the panel of Democratic women governors today. 4/4

  14. Most Americans interact with and know about their state government more than the federal government. Prominent, competent, progressive women in state office do more than govern their states well. They normalize the idea of powerful women doing powerful jobs.

    Some of the Democratic women governors on today’s panel: #MauraHealey MA; #LauraKelly KA; #GretchenWhitmer MI; #MichelleLujanGrisham NM.

    4 pm eastern, cspan link c-span.org/video/?537877-1/dis 2/

  15. Does #MassGovernor #MauraHealey know that #JeffreyLeerink, who wants to triple private jets polluting greater Boston & climate, is CEO of the firm that recently served as “exclusive financial advisor” for #stewardhealthcare?
    @BostonGlobe

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