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Maura Tracy Healey is the Attorney General of Massachusetts, having taken office on January 21, 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she has focused her efforts on consumer protection, civil rights, and environmental issues throughout her tenure. Healey has gained national attention for her legal actions against corporations and her advocacy for progressive policies. She is known for her strong stance on issues such as healthcare access and social justice.
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October 16, 2026
These are really important things we’ve got to think through.
— Maura Healey
I think that’s part of this discussion today. Figuring out, you know, is it bell-to-bell? Should there be a cellphone ban all day, or is it something modified where when you’re in the classroom you have to put your cellphone away and you…
This is about setting kids up for success. It’s a fast-paced world. Technology is evolving quickly, and we have to evolve with it.
The most helpful thing her opponent could do is call the president and say, 'Cut it out.
But I can tell you this: I was working every day for them. I prosecuted fraud. I prosecuted corruption. I went after scam artists. I held big companies accountable. I’ve done that throughout my career.
People can’t afford gas. They can’t afford rent. They can’t afford food. They can’t afford clothes.
“Get back to the table. MGB needs to open discussions, open negotiations, and get back to the table,”
Every single day, I am working on ways to lower costs for people in this state, our residents, our businesses. That has been and will continue to be job one.
“When I started as governor, we had trains on fire. People were jumping out of trains. Since then, under Phil’s leadership, we got rid of slow zones. We have faster service, more reliable service. Is it perfect? No, not yet. But every day…
“Those were allegations. That was a matter that was settled. Phil, you know, owned up and was accountable for his conduct. He said that, you know, he regretted his behavior and, you know, he’s, we’ve all moved on from this and there was a…
The price of gas has gone up 50 percent since this war, and we are paying for it every single day. People in America need relief, and as governor, I want to do what I can to give relief to people here in Massachusetts.
This will offer some relief to people, for Massachusetts families driving to work and school every day, to our drivers and truckers out on the road, to our Uber and Lyft folks.
Okay, listen. We’ll be strong. We’ll be tough. We know what’s right. We know how to protect ourselves. We know how to protect public safety, and we know what we need to do because we know how terrible, terrible ICE has been in…
There will be ugliness coming out of today. There will be ugly rhetoric. There will be meanness. There will be cruelty. There will be racist tirades. You see it online and elsewhere.
The PROTECT Act is the strongest law in the country to protect people from ICE and to protect public safety.
Today in Massachusetts, we’re saying enough is enough. We’re standing up for what’s right, and we’re taking action to protect people’s safety.
I think we can agree that we need immigration reform in this country. We can agree we need controls at the border. We can also agree that ICE is so wrong in what it’s doing, and ICE needs to be stopped here in Massachusetts and around this…
The key here is there’s a lot of good things that we can do. We know how to do it. We know what needs to happen, and we’ve got to get it done now.
I talked to [lawmakers] as recently as yesterday, and we’re going to keep talking because I think we all recognize how important it is that we get this done and that we take the actions that we can take to lower people’s energy bills.
Provides the strongest protections in the country against abuses by ICE, including keeping them out of courthouses, schools and hospitals.
This budget is about lowering people’s costs, driving economic growth and supporting our kids, all without raising any taxes or fees.
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