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Maura Tracy Healey (born February 8, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 73rd governor of Massachusetts since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as Massachusetts Attorney General from 2015 to 2023 and was elected governor in 2022, defeating the Republican nominee, former state representative Geoff Diehl.
Massachusetts shares with the five other New England states the New England town form of government. All land in Massachusetts is divided among cities and towns and there are no unincorporated areas, population centers, or townships. Massachusetts has four kinds of public-school districts: local schools, regional schools, vocational-technical ...
The governor is a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council, a popularly elected council with eight members who provide advice and consent on certain legal matters and appointments. [3] Beginning with the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1629, the role of the governor has changed throughout its history in terms of powers and selection.
PHOENIX — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey became the first elected female governor of her state last year, and one of the first two openly lesbian women elected governor anywhere in the U.S.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy rolled out series of reforms limiting reliance on hotels and motels to shelter the homeless as her state faces $1.1 billion in annual costs tied to the migrant crisis.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced the MBTA Communities Catalyst Fund and its available $15 million earmarked to support the municipalities that are complying with the 2021 law that ...
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced Friday that deals have been reached in principle to transition operations at four hospitals operated by Steward Health Care to new operators. The Healey ...
The 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Massachusetts. Republican former state representative Geoff Diehl , Democratic state Attorney General Maura Healey , and Libertarian Kevin Reed sought to succeed incumbent Governor Charlie Baker , who did not seek re-election after two terms.