Maura Healey sworn in as 73rd Massachusetts governor – Commonwealth
By Shira Schoenberg
Amid a day full of pomp, circumstance, and a nod to history in the making, Maura Healey on Thursday was sworn in as the 73rd governor of Massachusetts and the first woman elected to that role…
Her address spoke to the challenges facing Massachusetts – the hospital staffing crisis, the many residents moving out of state, the lack of skilled workers, and the high cost of living. “We have untold wealth in Massachusetts. But record public revenue does little good when families can’t pay the rent, or buy a house, or heat their homes, or hire child care,” Healey said. “Our people can’t realize their dreams until we end the nightmare of high costs.”…
She pledged to support legislation to make child care more affordable, in line with a framework proposed by the “Common Start Coalition.” That proposal would vastly increase public spending on child care, through direct subsidies to providers and to low and middle-income families.