Gov. Maura Healey pledged that the cost of running emergency shelters would decrease from its historic levels, and pushed back on conservatives who have labeled Massachusetts a “sanctuary

Massachusetts lawmakers receive a pay raise of 11.39% as Governor Healey adjusts salaries based on median income data.

The Boston Globe reports Governor Maura Healey ordered an 11% increase in base salaries. This could push the pay for Healey to just under $244,000 a year. House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka would also see salaries of about $224,000 annually.

Thanks to the various pay increases due in 2025, the total pay for each of Massachusetts’ six statewide constitutional officers and the Legislature’s leading Democrats will all top $200,000 for the first time.