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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Nearly $38 Million Federal Award to Spur Microelectronics Development

From: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
September 18, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Awards; Massachusetts-Led NEMC Hub Receives Most Funding through Microelectronics Commons Project Awards from CHIPS-Funded Program Boston - On September 18,… Read More

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Massachusetts 250 Initiative to Celebrate the Anniversary of America's Independence

From: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
September 17, 2024
Statewide Initiative will Commemorate Massachusetts’ Pivotal Role in America’s Founding; Launch Included Announcement of $1.5 Million in Grants for Revolutionary War Cultural… Read More

Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Over $40 Million in Federal Education Funding to Support Literacy and Student Assessments

From: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
September 16, 2024
Boston - The Healey-Driscoll Administration is celebrating that Massachusetts has been awarded more than $40 million from the Biden-Harris administration to support the state’s literacy efforts… Read More

Statement From Governor Healey on the Death of Massachusetts State Police Trainee Enrique Delgado Garcia

From: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
September 14, 2024
Boston - Governor Maura Healey issued the following statement on the death on Massachusetts State Police Trainee Enrique Delgado Garcia: “I’m heartbroken about the loss of Massachusetts… Read More

Governor Healey Appoints Worcester City Manager Eric Batista to MassDOT Board of Directors

From: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
September 13, 2024
Boston - On September 13, 2024, Governor Maura Healey appointed Worcester City Manager Eric Batista to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s Board of Directors. Last year, the… Read More

Governor Healey Signs Legislation Renaming Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission to 'MassAbility'

From: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
September 13, 2024
Boston - On September 13, 2024, Governor Maura Healey signed legislation that renames the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission to MassAbility. Governor Healey filed this bill last year to reflect… Read More

Healey-Driscoll Administration Files $714 Million Supplemental Budget to Close Fiscal Year 2024

From: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
September 11, 2024
Bill Proposes to Strengthen State’s Financial Reserves; Seeds New Disaster Relief and Resiliency Fund with $11 Million Boston - On September 11, 2024, Governor Maura Healey filed a… Read More

In Massachusetts, New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Commit to Continued Cross-Border Collaboration

From: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
September 10, 2024
Governors and Premiers pass resolutions to reconvene standing committees on energy and the environment Boston - The New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG-ECP) met to discuss… Read More

Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates $25 Million in Federal Funding for Roadway Safety Improvements

From: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
September 9, 2024
Lynn - On September 9, 2024, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll joined US Deputy Secretary of Transportation Polly Trottenberg, Congressman Seth Moulton and Mayor Jared Nicholson of Lynn to celebrate… Read More

Massachusetts and Rhode Island Announce Largest Offshore Wind Selection in New England History

From: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
September 6, 2024
Selection of 2,878 megawatts from three projects will power the equivalent of 1.6 million homes in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Selected projects will create thousands of jobs and generate… Read More

Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates National Leadership in Making Child Care More Affordable and Accessible

From: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
September 5, 2024
Massachusetts only state to continue funding child care stabilization grants at same level federal government did Lowell - On September 5, 2024, the Healey-Driscoll Administration, state… Read More

Governor Healey Condemns Steward CEO Ralph De La Torre's Refusal to Testify Before Senate Committee

From: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
September 5, 2024
Boston - Governor Maura Healey issued the following statement in response to Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre’s refusal to testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Education,… Read More

Governor Healey Names Geoffrey D. Noble as Massachusetts State Police Colonel

From: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
September 4, 2024
Noble has 30 years of law enforcement experience, including as Lieutenant Colonel, Second-In-Command for New Jersey State Police Boston - Governor Maura T. Healey today announced that she has… Read More

Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates MBTA's New Income-Eligible Reduced Fare Program

From: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
September 3, 2024
First-of-its-kind program funded by Governor Healey’s FY24 and FY25 budgets officially launches tomorrow Boston - On September 3, 2024, Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim… Read More

Governor Healey Announces Agreements Now Signed to Save Four Steward Hospitals

From: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
August 30, 2024
Boston - Governor Maura Healey is today announcing that Boston Medical Center (BMC) has signed an asset purchase agreement (APA) to acquire and operate Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton. Yesterday,… Read More