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All 3 tracked stories fall under one category: regulation. They are less corroborated than the beat average, carrying 2 original sources each against 3.2 for the same window. Of the tracked stories, 1 of 3 also mention Alyson Sullivan-Almeida, the most common co-covered peer.
Last mentioned: Sep 12, 2026
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All 3 tracked stories fall under one category: regulation. They are less corroborated than the beat average, carrying 2 original sources each against 3.2 for the same window. Of the tracked stories, 1 of 3 also mention Alyson Sullivan-Almeida, the most common co-covered peer. The 184-day window averages about 0.1 stories each week. Their average consequence score of 5.3 runs below the beat's 6.2 for that window. This profile follows 3 Legal stories mentioning Maura Healey across the period from March 13, 2026 to September 12, 2026.
Computed from the 3 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 1568 Legal stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Maura Healey. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Healey signs executive order on data centers
Governor Maura Healey directed state agencies to withhold permits for data centers with peak demand over 25 MW unless local approval, clean energy funding, water/air standards, and a community benefits agreement are secured; she also required a fee into a ratepayer protection fund.
Fiscal Year Start
The FY27 budget is slated to take effect, pending final reconciliation and signing.
Senate Debate
The Massachusetts Senate is expected to debate and pass its version of the budget.
House Debate
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is expected to debate and pass its version of the budget.
Regional Hearing
Joint Committee on Ways and Means holds a hearing at UMass Amherst focusing on infrastructure.
Budget Proposal
Governor Maura Healey releases the FY27 budget proposal for Massachusetts.
Westfield enacts one-year data center moratorium
City councilors in Westfield voted earlier in 2026 to impose a one-year moratorium on additional data centers after initially supporting Servistar Realties' proposal, which would have been New England's largest data center campus.
Massachusetts' executive order creates a new regulatory gate for data centers: no state permits for projects over 25 MW without local approval, a community benefits agreement, self-funded clean energy, and compliance with water, air, and engagement standards. Regulatory lawyers and compliance teams will parse the scope of the permit ban, the enforceability of community benefits agreements, and the ratepayer protection fee.
Massachusetts signed a landmark law removing late-term abortion restrictions, backed by a 119-33 House vote. The statute shifts legal authority from rigid legislative criteria to physician-patient discretion, raising questions about future litigation, statutory interpretation, and interstate legal conflicts.
Source: knrs.iheart.com · kfbk.iheart.com
Massachusetts legislators convened at UMass Amherst to debate Governor Maura Healey's FY27 budget proposal, focusing on critical investments in rail and road infrastructure. The hearing highlights the regulatory and fiscal challenges of expanding regional connectivity while addressing a significant maintenance backlog across the Commonwealth.
Source: recorder.com · atholdailynews.com
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