> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.newbostonpost.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Mike Minogue Calls On Maura Healey To Release Records On State Police Union Endorsement - URL: https://www.newbostonpost.com/minogue-healey-state-police-union-endorsement-records/ - Published: 2026-10-27T19:29:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-27T19:29:08.000Z - Description: Mike Minogue calls on Gov. Maura Healey to release communications with the State Police union amid questions about its endorsement and contract. - Author: State House News Service - Tags: News, Politics, Massachusetts, Maura Healey, Mike Minogue, #lead, State Government, #morning-bell, morning-bell, #1 Sam Drysdale State House News Service Asked to present evidence of his claim that the State Police union allegedly cut a deal with Gov. Maura Healey to trade an endorsement for a new contract, Republican opponent Mike Minogue alleged broadly that "people know" and pointed Tuesday to the "perception of corruption." "Most people already know and believe that that's what was done because if you polled the state troopers, I would win," Minogue said. "I would win as far as the preference, and the state troopers, active and retired, are the ones that have brought this forth, so Governor Healey can simplify this and make sure that we know for sure there's no perception. And again, the leader's job is to avoid the perception of corruption." The Republican gubernatorial candidate made the issue central to a press conference he held outside the State House on Tuesday, a week out from election day. He posted about it on social media over the weekend, and sent out a press release Monday calling for Healey to issue a statement "under penalty of perjury" regarding discussions between her administration and troopers. Asked what evidence he has other than perception, Minogue asked reporters for other questions. Both [Healey and the union have strongly denied the allegations](https://www.statehousenews.com/news/judiciary/state-police-union-healey-reject-minogue-s-quid-pro-quo-claim-as-false/article%5Fdb016cae-3906-4b7b-bef2-a8d1cd82b894.html?ref=newbostonpost.com). A spokesperson for the Healey campaign said Monday, "This is an unhinged rant from an unhinged, desperate candidate." Asked about it at an event on Tuesday, Healey said, "It's unfortunate to see a candidate stoop to that level." Minogue is suggesting that a collective bargaining agreement with the State Police union that would be rendered effective within a $2.35 billion supplemental budget Healey filed on Sept. 23 was in exchange for an endorsement. The House passed its version (H 4700) of Healey's bill last week; the Senate may not take up its bill until after the election. The Healey administration told the News Service the contract with the State Police Association of Massachusetts was signed on June 2\. The union offered Healey its endorsement on Sept. 10\. For state employees, a contract that the administration and a union have signed still can't pay out its raises until there's legislative approval for the increased spending. The Legislature and administration commonly pass supplemental spending throughout the fiscal year to pay for, among other things, these collective bargaining agreements. Asked at his press conference Tuesday for evidence that the Healey administration struck a deal with the union, Minogue said, "So, the evidence is forthright: I think that if you talk to most active or retired state troopers, and many have come forth and told me that this is why they got their — she got her endorsement. Governor Healey got the endorsement." "I think if you look at the contract and the timing of it, it has been dragged on so that it leverages — I don't think the government should allow ever a contract like this with taxpayer dollars to drag on," Minogue said. Minogue again called, after also doing so on Monday, for Healey to "do an official statement in writing, subject to perjury, and disclose she has not" been involved in a deal with the union. A reporter pressed the Republican candidate, quoting the statement the Healey campaign released Monday calling the allegations "an unhinged rant from an unhinged, desperate candidate." Minogue responded: "That's a political statement." "Have her put an official statement out, subject to perjury, and give sunshine to it," he said. "Disclose all communications. Disclose the texts, because people know that's what happened. That's why she did it. And she needs to do it." The News Service asked the Healey campaign whether it would like to provide a statement in writing specifically denying these allegations, and was referred back to the statement from Monday. Asked by reporters outside an event in Weymouth on Tuesday whether she would consider putting out a formal statement, Healey called for Minogue to apologize. "Mike Minogue's comments are an insult to the integrity of the men and women of law enforcement, police officers who serve our 351 cities and towns, members of the State Police who serve the commonwealth," she said. "The statement that's needed is an apology from Mike Minogue to members of law enforcement saying, 'I'm sorry that I insulted you.' That's what's needed." Healey said she is proud to have support from law enforcement. Healey, a Democrat, scored endorsements from SPAM, the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Massachusetts Coalition of Police, and the Massachusetts State Police Commissioned Officers Association. None of the four groups endorsed her in her bid for governor in 2022, according to a spokesperson for the governor’s campaign. Representatives of SPAM and MassCOP said those groups did not endorse any gubernatorial candidate in 2022. "It speaks to my record of work with law enforcement over many years, including my time as attorney general and now as governor. And that is why law enforcement is supporting me," she said. "That's what it's about." "It's unfortunate to see a candidate stoop to that level, and make comments that really attack the integrity and the hard work of police officers," Healey said. The supplemental budget includes additional funding for the State Police outside of the union contract. Healey proposed $5.3 million for the agency, plus $10 million for a new class of recruits that started Monday. The House approved $5.3 million for the Department of State Police, $2.8 million for a crime lab, and $3 million for Troop F retained revenue, which is responsible for law enforcement at Massport properties like Logan Airport. They included $10 million for the new class.