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Gov. Healey launches MassReconnect free community college program
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Gov. Healey launches MassReconnect free community college program
Governor Maura Healey went to MassBay Community College in Wellesley Aug. 24 to officially launch a new program to make community college free for residents ages 25 and older who don’t already have a degree.
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Free school lunches on the menu this fall
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Free school lunches on the menu this fall
Free school lunches for all students — once a pandemic-era relief effort — will soon become the new norm in Massachusetts, after Gov. Maura Healey signed a $56 billion state budget into law last week.
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Advocates push back on governor’s tax cuts
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Advocates push back on governor’s tax cuts
Governor Maura Healey’s tax proposal, filed March 1, has received mixed reviews from advocacy groups in the coalition that led the campaign for the Fair Share Amendment, which is expected to bring more than $1 billion in additional revenue to the state budget.
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Governor forms advisory council
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Governor forms advisory council
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has signed an executive order creating a new Governor’s Advisory Council on Black Empowerment, to which Healey has appointed more than 30 members, tasked with advising the governor “on issues related to the economic prosperity and well-being of Massachusetts’ Black community, including education, health care, housing and workforce development.”
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Gov. Healey unveils $742 million tax relief plan
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Gov. Healey unveils $742 million tax relief plan
Gov. Maura Healey is proposing a $742 million package of tax cuts in the state budget she will file Wednesday, offering relief for parents, renters and seniors alongside other tax reforms.
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Activists push Healey on prison moratorium
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Activists push Healey on prison moratorium
Advocates for a moratorium on the construction of new prisons in Massachusetts are calling on Gov. Maura Healey to support legislation that would mandate such a policy, after former Gov. Charlie Baker used his veto power to block those efforts last year.   
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Healey lays out agenda for housing, education
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Healey lays out agenda for housing, education
In her most detailed speech since declaring her candidacy last year, Gov. Maura Healey last Thursday outlined policies and legislative goals her administration plans to pursue, speaking to lawmakers during her swearing-in ceremony in the House chamber.
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