HAMILTON, Mass. — With 35 days until the election, gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue continues to gain momentum. The increasingly competitive contest was featured on the cover of Sunday’s Boston Herald, underscoring the growing focus on the race in the final weeks before Election Day.
“I’m humbled by the support that’s come in from across the political divide,” said Minogue. “This is a tipping-point election. Massachusetts is working for some, but not all. In joining together, we can defeat the political establishment that’s been failing working families for far too long.”
Out on the trail, meanwhile, Minogue continues to propose solutions to the problems voters care most about while meeting with residents across the Commonwealth.
On September 10, Minogue called for a suspension of the state’s gas tax whenever per-gallon prices reach $4. Twelve days later, Healey called a press conference to respond. Healey previously termed a gas tax pause a “gimmick,” but on Sept. 22 proposed halting the gas tax for two months, just until the election.
Minogue highlighted the duration of Healey’s proposed gas tax halt, arguing that her plan appears focused on getting through Nov. 3 and then “go back to overtaxing.” In four years as governor, Maura Healey is projected to have spent almost double what Governor Charlie Baker spent in his first term.
Minogue has also resonated with voters over Healey’s approval of a $2 billion contract awarded to a politically connected partnership to construct a courthouse in Springfield.
He said the contract award to winning bidder Liberty Junction “is not only the most corrupt business deal ever done in Massachusetts history, it’s the worst, most incompetent financial deal. No businessperson would ever do that deal, this waste of taxpayer money.”
Minogue has called on the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, Leah Foley, to launch an immediate investigation of the courthouse contract award.