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Maura Tracy Healey (born February 8, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 73rd governor of Massachusetts since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as Massachusetts Attorney General from 2015 to 2023 and was elected governor in 2022, defeating the Republican nominee, former state representative Geoff Diehl.
The governor of Massachusetts is the chief executive of the commonwealth, and is supported by a number of subordinate officers. He, like most other state officers, senators, and representatives, was originally elected annually. In 1918 this was changed to a two-year term, and since 1966 the office of governor has carried a four-year term.
MASSACHUSETTS — State leaders are celebrating Gov. Maura Healey's signing of a sweeping new housing bill Tuesday that contains $5.1 billion spending authorizations, but also law and policy ...
There's no shipping fee. (Tony Schinella/Patch) MASSACHUSETTS — Households in Massachusetts can order up to four free rapid antigen coronavirus tests beginning Wednesday with the launch of a ...
The Ministry of National Education Preschool and Sports (Arabic: وزارة التربية الوطنية والتعليم الأولي والرياضة) is a ministry of the Moroccan government responsible for early education in Morocco. [1][2][3] The current minister is Chakib Benmoussa. [4]
Government of Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is governed by a set of political tenets laid down in its state constitution. Legislative power is held by the bicameral General Court, which is composed of the Senate and House of Representatives. The governor exercises executive power with other independently elected officers: the ...
Once hostilities began, Massachusetts supported the war effort in several significant ways, sending 159,165 men to serve in the Union Army and the Union Navy for the loyal North. [3] One of the best known Massachusetts units was the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment of African American soldiers (led by white officers).
The flag of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts displays, on both sides, the state coat of arms on a white field. The shield is meant to depict an Algonquian Native American with bow and arrow; the arrow is pointed downward, signifying peace. However, the face of the figure is modelled on a photo of Ojibwe chief Thomas Little Shell. [3]