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Massachusetts weighs letting judges order mental health care

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would give judges the authority to order adults with a severe mental illness into mandatory outpatient care, after being released from a health care facility

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023

Massachusetts governor: Pharmacies must stock abortion pills

The governor of Massachusetts is reminding pharmacies that they are required to stock a key abortion pill, despite a nationwide effort by anti-abortion activists to ban the medication

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Mass. governor ending COVID-19 public-health emergency, vaccine mandate in May

BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is ending the state’s COVID-19 public-health emergency and vaccine mandate on May 11, coinciding with the feds’ corresponding move.

Boston Herald · Mar 15, 2023

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Democrats divided over strikes by teachers, principals

Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently signed a bill allowing Chicago school principals to unionize and possibly go on strike. But Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, also a Democrat and in an equally liberal state, said just the other day she opposes legislation that would explicitly permit teachers to strike.

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023

Automakers sue over right to repair

The legal battle has major implications for drivers' pocketbooks, and for the climate

Salon · Jan 11, 2023

First woman elected Massachusetts governor sworn in

Maura Healey was sworn in as the first woman and first open member of the LGBTQ community to be elected Massachusetts governor

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023

A record-breaking number of women were elected governor in 2022 – here are 7 things to know about how that happened

Twelve women won a governor’s office in the November 2022 midterm election. Those 12 represent a record number of women governors, more than one-quarter of the 46 women who have ever served as governor since 1974.

The Conversation · Jan 3, 2023

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Massachusetts' anti-Trump GOP governor ends time in office

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is wrapping up an easily-won second term as chief executive and anti-Trump Republican

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022

Massachusetts court rules against medically assisted death

The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that allowing doctors to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to mentally competent patients with terminal illnesses is not protected by the state constitution

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

Incoming NCAA president has embraced role of problem-solver

Charlie Baker, the next leader of the largest college sports governing body in the country, is stepping into a hornet’s nest of a job that will likely tap every political skill in his bag

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #41

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Ballotpedia · Dec 14, 2022

TD Garden to host basketball-themed inauguration party for Healey, Driscoll team

Former hoopers Governor-elect Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor-elect Kim Driscoll will hold an inauguration celebration at Boston's TD Garden.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 7, 2022

Lipreader unveils Kate Middleton's flirty exchange with Prince William at US basketball game

The couple were joined by Massachusetts Governor-elect Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.

Daily Record · Dec 6, 2022

PHOTOS: Prince, Princess of Wales at Boston Celtics-Miami Heat

The royal pair were accompanied by Governor-elect Maura Healey, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and others as they sat courtside to watch the game.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 1, 2022

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Boston Herald · Dec 1, 2022

British Royals William, Kate hold court at Boston City Hall

BOSTON — The visiting royals enjoyed something of a Boston tea party with Mayor Michelle Wu and Gov.-Elect Maura Healey in City Hall before a brief and soggy address about the climate to a crowd outside.

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

Record 12 women to serve as governors, with notable firsts

A record 12 women will take their seats as their states' highest-ranking elected officials when the nation's governors are sworn in this winter

The Guardian - US · Nov 13, 2022

New generation of candidates stakes claim to Democratic party’s future

The leadership in Washington may be geriatric but key wins for younger candidates suggest a generational change is under way

Tribune News Service · Nov 12, 2022

Blue wins in governor’s races lift the hopes of US climate advocates

Climate-literate blue governors — a mix of incumbents and upstarts — will be taking office around the Midwest and Northeast just as more federal money than ever is available for tackling climate change, pointing to a possible new wave of state-level action.

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Tribune News Service · Nov 9, 2022

Democrats hold governorships, make state legislative gains

Dispelling predictions of a red wave, Democrats seized complete control of the legislatures in Michigan and Minnesota, and held on to governorships in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, maintaining a bulwark against Republican-dominated legislatures in the latter two states.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

Midterm milestones: 1st lesbian governor; MD's Black gov

There were plenty of milestones in this year's midterm elections

Mic · Nov 9, 2022

These 13 midterm election winners just made history

Among them: The nation’s first out lesbian governors, the first Gen Zer in Congress, and Pennsylvania’s first Black woman representative.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 9, 2022

Former Harvard WBB Star Maura Healey Elected Mass. Governor

The governor-elect was a star guard and captain for the Crimson, and played professionally in Europe.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

Historic wins: Women, Gen Z and LGBTQ candidates celebrate series of firsts in midterms

Maxwell Frost, 25, became the youngest congressman in history while Democrat Maura Healey of Massachusetts goes down in the history books as the first openly lesbian governor in US history

Fortune · Nov 9, 2022

Democrats hold on in midterm elections

Maura Healey and John Fetterman secured wins for Democrats, even as Stacey Abrams and Val Demings faltered in closely watched races.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

Dems show surprising strength; control of Congress unclear

Control of Congress hangs in the balance as Democrats have shown surprising strength, defeating Republicans in a series of competitive races

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