US EditionHealey unveils $63.4B budget proposal
The $63.4 billion budget increases spending 3.8%, prioritizing Medicaid and education while relying on millionaires' surtax and targeted savings to avoid new taxes.
- Governor Maura Healey unveiled her fiscal year 2027 budget on Jan 28, 2026, reported as $63.4 billion or $62.8 billion, with her administration saying it includes no new taxes or fees.
- Facing a slowing state economy, Maura Healey, Massachusetts governor, framed the budget to ease costs and protect services amid federal funding cuts, relying on Fair Share surtax and state reserves.
- Specific investments include $1.2 billion for housing, $1.22 billion for Child Care Financial Assistance, $17 million for student mental health, and $645 million for MassDOT operations.
- If adopted by lawmakers, the Massachusetts Legislature will review Healey's budget, which proposes ending MassHealth GLP-1 coverage and imposing a $1,000 dental cap, this spring.
- Healey also proposed a supplemental $1.15 billion plan to support education and transportation, but the Massachusetts Teachers Association said it does not go far enough and urged taxing corporations.
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GOP gov. candidates slam Healey’s FY27 budget proposal
The three Republican candidates for Massachusetts Governor are blasting the FY27 budget proposal unveiled by Gov. Maura Healey at the State House on Wednesday, calling out the proposed increase in spending in the administration’s $63.36 billion proposal. Healey’s budget plan would hike spending by 3.8% over the FY26 budget she signed over the summer with tax revenues projected to rise by just 2.9%. The proposal comes as Massachusetts residents f…
Growing health care pressure drives up spending in Healey’s annual budget
HEALEY BUDGET CHIEF Matt Gorzkowicz had a split-second answer ready to go Wednesday when, after detailing the governor’s sweeping annual budget bill, a reporter asked what he expects to be the biggest fiscal-management challenge in the year ahead. Health care costs, he replied almost immediately, a fitting choice as the state stares down the prospect of sharply rising Medicaid needs and an expected decline in federal funding that would otherwise…
Gov. Maura Healey unveiled her $63.4B budget for 2026-27: 5 big things to know
Calling it a spending plan that “prioritizes affordability,” Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday rolled out a $63.36 billion, no-tax-hike budget for 2026-27 that boosts state spending on education, health care, transportation and other key programs.
The Daily News of Newburyport
Healey unveils $63.4B budget proposal
Gov. Maura Healey has rolled out a nearly $63.4 billion budget that holds the line on tax increases but bumps up spending on education, transportation and health care amid concerns on Beacon Hill about cuts in federal funding.
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