State Attorney General Maura Healey is raking in fundraising dollars and showing no signs of slowing down as her campaign continues to size up her chances for a gubernatorial run.
The primary election is still more than a year away, but it appears as though Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is in control of her own fate at this point. Healey is proving to be a fundraising machine as she ponders a bid for the Democrat gubernatorial nomination.
Benjamin Downing, Scott Donohue, and Orlando Silva have declared their intent to seek the Democrat nomination. Danielle Allen and Scott Khourie have formed exploratory committees. State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz says she is considering a run for governor.
There are a host of others considered to be potential candidates for the nomination, including Rep. Ayanna Pressley, former Rep. Joe Kennedy III, Treasurer Deb Goldberg, and former Attorney General Martha Coakley. Even former Lt. Governor Tim Murray is considered to be a possible candidate.
The coronavirus pandemic and vaccine rollout continue to command much of state lawmakersâ attention, but the budget process will pick up pace this month as the Legislature prepares to set funding priorities.
The House Ways and Means Committee typically releases its budget proposal in mid-April, and a Tuesday budget hearing considered health and human services expenditures, which account for the majority of spending.
A report last week detailing âmulti-system failuresâ in the death of a Fall River teen has also captured the attention of several lawmakers who want to reform the stateâs child welfare systems. And Gov. Charlie Bakerâs Friday amendments to a COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave proposal have worried advocates over the amendmentsâ exclusion of municipal employees.