How Did Massachusetts Governor’s Office Get Abortion Pills Through UMass So Fast Last April? Healey Administration Won’t Provide Details, Citing Public Records Exemption
A federal judge hadn't even ruled yet on suspending approval of the abortion pill mifepristone in April when Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey orchestrated a major reserve shipment of the drug through the state's flagship university. But despite pledges of public records transparency, any paper trail of how that response came together is still being kept locked away.
The governor was quick to act, and the ink had barely dried on the judge's decision when Healey fired off a four-page executive order aimed at preserving legal access to the abortion pill in Massachusetts.
The new Massachusetts surtax on incomes over $1 million played a role in power forward Grant Williams's decision to turn down an offer from the Boston Celtics, leading the team to trade him.
Williams, 24, was an important part of the Celtics' plans for next season. But he turned down a four-year, $48 million offer from the Celtics — partly because the state's new 4 percent surtax on million-dollar-plus incomes made the offer worth considerably less than the offer he got from the Dallas Mavericks, a team that plays in Texas, which has no state income tax.
