HAMILTON, Mass. — Candidate for governor Mike Minogue today called out Governor Maura Healey for admitting what families across the Commonwealth already know: Massachusetts has become a state that works for some, but not all.
During the gubernatorial debate, Maura Healey said, “Massachusetts is a great place to live if you can afford it.”
“Maura Healey said the quiet part out loud,” said Minogue. “Her political insider friends can afford it. Hard-working Massachusetts families cannot. They’re being priced out of their own lives, and after years of a one-party system, Maura Healey wants to keep in place. Her only answer to them is a shrug.”
Minogue argued that decades of one-party control have produced a government that protects political insiders while working families pay more for energy, housing, health care and childcare.
“When one party runs everything, no one is held accountable, and the bills keep rising,” Minogue said. “Massachusetts is last in the nation for job growth, last in the nation in permits per capita, and second-to-last in the nation in debt per person. This is a tipping point election, and Massachusetts can’t afford four more years of Maura Healey.”
Minogue’s Plan to Make Massachusetts Affordable
Cut taxes and spending. Minogue will cut taxes and spending, rooting out waste, fraud, and corruption. He will execute the audit that 72 percent of Massachusetts voted for and go further, doing an audit of the entire state budget.
Cut energy and utility fees. Minogue will cut energy bills by one-third, eliminating the climate charges that have nothing to do with the energy ratepayers use. He will invest in clean, safe, reliable natural gas pipelines and nuclear energy.
Save the healthcare system. Minogue will invest in general practitioners and mental health care, strengthening the system and lowering costs by pushing care out of cities and into communities where patients can more easily access it.
Cancel unfunded mandates. Minogue will cancel unfunded mandates, including Net Zero and the MBTA Communities Act, that drive up costs for cities, towns, and taxpayers.
Cut red tape on housing. Minogue will incentivize towns to eliminate stretch codes and reduce permitting times for single-family homes to 45 days.
From the press office of Mike Minogue.