Gov. Maura Healey filed a fiscal year 2026 budget totaling $62 billion that would continue popular but pricey programs such as universal school meals and pursue new policies such as traffic violation enforcement cameras.

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Healey’s proposed $62B budget relies on surtax to drive up spending

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Gov. Maura Healey filed a $62 billion fiscal year 2026 budget proposal Wednesday that attempts to conform to slower revenue growth during the post-pandemic era by relying on a voter-approved surtax to buoy spending decisions and targeting specific programs with cuts.

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Maura Healey files $62 billion Massachusetts budget as post-pandemic revenue slowdown limits spending

Candy may soon be taxed across the state and cameras could be coming to intersections.

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Two proposals in new Mass. state budget could affect candy and traffic

It’s officially budget season on Beacon Hill again, as Gov. Maura Healey rolled out a $62 billion budget proposal on Wednesday that continues to fund such popular programs as free community college and universal school meals, even as it makes some harder calls on the shelter system and health care.

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Five things to know about Gov. Maura Healey’s $62B budget plan

Gov. Maura Healey proposed increasing state spending to more than $62 billion next fiscal year, relying on burgeoning income tax collections from the state’s wealthiest and a slew of other budget-balancing strategies in a spending plan unveiled Wednesday. Healey filed a fiscal year 2026 budget that would continue popular but pricey programs such as universal school meals, begin to implement a major overhaul of transportation financing, pursue ne…

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Gov. Healey files 2026 fiscal budget proposal - Boston News, Weather, Sports

Gov. Maura Healey proposed increasing state spending to more than $62 billion next fiscal year, relying on burgeoning income tax collections from the state's wealthiest and a slew of other budget-balancing strategies in a spending plan unveiled Wednesday.



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Gov. Healey presents 2026 budget proposal

BOSTON (WWLP) - The Healey Administration announced their next budget plan for 2026, proposing increasing state spending to more than $59 billion. 
	
		Officials approve new Springfield courthouse plans	 Each year in January, the Massachusetts Governor presents her plan for the state's finances, for the House and Senate to amend and vote on. For fiscal year 2026, the state government plans to invest to continue several programs, including free c…

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Governor Healey unveils $59 billion 2026 budget

Gov. Maura Healey's $62 billion budget proposal was announced this week. It includes major transit and education investments.

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MBTA funding, hospital closures, and other takeaways from Healey's new budget

The spending proposal begins putting dollars behind various pledges Healey has made in recent days, including promises to bolster transportation funding.

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Health care cuts, a new candy tax, and big money for the T: Here’s what to know about Healey’s $62b budget proposal - The Boston Globe

BOSTON — Though Gov. Maura Healey maintains that she is not raising taxes, the budget she rolled out Wednesday could apply existing taxes to some purchases, or decrease how much residents are able to write off on their tax returns.

Healey’s proposed $62B budget relies on surtax to drive up spending

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