Why Mike Kennealy, a Top Charlie Baker Lieutenant, Is Running for Governor

Why Mike Kennealy, a top Charlie Baker lieutenant, is running for governor

Mike Kennealy, who served as former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's housing secretary, is taking a run at the governor's office himself.

Mike Kennealy, Republican running for governor, says he warned Healey of shelter demand

Mike Kennealy, a Republican running for governor, said he personally warned Gov. Maura Healey about rising demand for state-run shelter services during a November 2022 meeting, months before a spike in caseloads brought the emergency program to a breaking point. The meeting resurfaced a day after the State Auditor’s Office released an audit that accused Healey’s top housing deputies of failing to “adequately assess and act upon” increasing shelt…