Boston — Today, Governor Maura T. Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll visited Gardner Elementary School and the Haverhill YMCA to celebrate the nation’s most generous Child and Family Tax Credit. The tax credit Governor Healey signed into law …
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, …
Boston — Governor Maura T. Healey today nominated Boston-based attorney Adam L. Sisitsky and Springfield-based attorney Tracy E. Duncan as Associate Justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court. The nominees will now be considered by the Governor’s Council …
Boston — Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut today announced New England’s first offshore wind multi-state coordination memorandum of understanding (MOU), which creates a pathway for a potential coordinated selection of offshore wind as each state …
Boston — The Healey-Driscoll Administration has announced significant improvements to Child Care Financial Assistance programs in Massachusetts. Updated regulations and policies will simplify the application process for parents, reduce paperwork for …
Boston — Governor Maura Healey today appointed Framingham Mayor Charles (Charlie) Sisitsky to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Board of Directors. Mayor Sisitsky will fill the seat created by the Fiscal Year 2024 budget signed by …
Boston — Today, the federal Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the National Institutes of Health, announced Massachusetts has been chosen to host its Investor Catalyst Hub to support ARPA-H’s mission by fostering …
Boston — Governor Maura Healey today signed an Executive Order creating the Commission on Clean Energy Infrastructure Siting and Permitting (CEISP) and swore in Commission members. To meet the emissions limits outlined in the Clean Energy and Climate Plans …
Boston — Governor Maura Healey today ordered two reviews to ensure that Massachusetts residents, particularly in rural and underserved communities, have access to high-quality health care, including inpatient services, prenatal, and postpartum care. The …
Boston — The Healey-Driscoll Administration has announced that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), in partnership with Amtrak, and with support from CSX, has won more than $108 million in funding from the Federal Railroad …
Boston — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that Massachusetts has been awarded $19.7 million in funding for fiscal year 2023 through the federal CHIPS and Science Act to establish the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub (NEMC), a regional …
Westborough — In celebration of National Climate Week, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed two key executive orders to address climate change and sustainability. The first executive order directs the state to develop biodiversity goals for 2030, …
Boston — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that Massachusetts communities have received more than $22 million in funding from the USDA Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry Program. The funding comes from a competitive grant program …
Boston — In a significant move to honor the rights and service of veterans discharged under the “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” (DADT) policy, Governor Maura T. Healey today swore in five members to the newly established Veterans Equality Review Board ( …
Boston — Today, Governor Maura T. Healey appointed Harneen Chernow, Danielle Allen and Dr. Christina Royal to serve on the Board of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. Governor Healey also reappointed Chris Gabrieli as Chair of the Board. …
Malden — Governor Maura Healey announced today that the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has unanimously approved an updated comprehensive health and physical education framework today, the first time the guidelines have been updated since 1999 …
Boston — Governor Maura Healey has lifted the states of emergencies she declared on September 12 and 15 related to severe weather and flooding. Hurricane Lee has been downgraded to a post tropical storm. “We’re relieved that the impacts of Hurricane Lee …
Boston — In advance of the wind, rain, and coastal flooding expected from Hurricane Lee, Governor Maura T. Healey has declared a state of emergency and requested that FEMA issue a Pre-Disaster Emergency Declaration under the Stafford Act, which would make …
Quincy — Governor Maura T. Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll hosted a press conference this morning at Snug Harbor Elementary School in Quincy, Massachusetts to celebrate her administration delivering permanent universal free school meals for K- …
Boston — Today, Governor Maura T. Healey signed Executive Order #617 establishing the Governor’s Youth Advisory Council to advise the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and the entire administration on critical issues impacting Massachusetts, such as civic …
