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Coverage dated October 20, 2026

Massachusetts lawmakers reject Healey's proposed gas tax holiday

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Massachusetts House lawmakers voted to advance a $2.35 billion budget without Gov. Maura Healey's proposal to temporarily suspend the state's gas tax for two months.

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  1. NBC Boston

    Massachusetts gas tax suspension plan rejected as lawmakers call for end to war (opens NBC Boston)

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    Knowing he would spend part of his day defending his House Ways and Means Committee’s rejection of a gas tax suspension, Chairman Aaron Michlewitz made a point Tuesday morning to check the price at the only gas station in his downtown Boston district — $5.47 a gallon, he said.

  2. The Boston Globe

    Mass. House Democrats reject Healey’s ‘gimmick’ proposal to suspend state gas tax (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Massachusetts House leaders rejected Governor Maura Healey’s plan to temporarily suspend the state’s 24-cent-per-gallon gas tax, dropping it from a nearly $2.4 billion spending bill.

  3. New Boston Post

    Massachusetts House Democrats Reject Maura Healey’s Gas Tax Holiday Proposal (opens New Boston Post)

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    Massachusetts House Democrats rejected Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal to suspend the state’s 24-cent gas tax for two months.

  4. WHDH Boston

    Mass. House committee leaves out Healey’s plan to temporarily suspend gas tax from proposed budget (opens WHDH Boston)

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    The Massachusetts House Committee on Ways and Means left out Governor Maura Healey’s plan to give residents a two-month break from high gas prices from...

  5. WPRI Providence

    Gas tax suspension cut from Massachusetts spending bill (opens WPRI Providence)

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    Gov. Maura Healey proposed the gas tax suspension in September in an effort to help ease the burdens of families struggling with finances.

  6. WWLP Springfield

    Massachusetts lawmakers reject Healey's proposed gas tax holiday (opens WWLP Springfield)

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    Massachusetts House lawmakers voted to advance a $2.35 billion budget without Gov. Maura Healey's proposal to temporarily suspend the state's gas tax for two months.

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