Healey on ICE
Governor Healey’s repeated assaults on ICE (“Icy Phrases; Healey once more slams ICE in profane rant,” Jan. 29) are political theater — and a distraction from the pressing issues dealing with Massachusetts taxpayers.
Immigration enforcement is a federal duty. Fixing Massachusetts’ affordability disaster, infrastructure failures, and financial self-discipline is the governor’s job — and on these fronts, the document is weak.
Massachusetts now has the second-highest value of residing within the U.S. Housing costs are about 60% above the nationwide common, with median dwelling values exceeding $600,000. Residents pay among the highest electrical energy charges within the nation — roughly 40% –60% above the U.S. common. Our roads rank among the many worst in America, with practically one-quarter of main roads in poor situation. The MBTA continues to wrestle with security gradual zones, service reliability failures, and billion-dollar upkeep backlogs.
In the meantime, the state is spending over $1 billion yearly on shelter and emergency providers (for immigrants and homeless), with no clear long-term plan for funding, housing capability, work authorization, or workforce integration — prices in the end borne by Massachusetts taxpayers.
Households are being priced out. Small companies face excessive taxes, excessive power prices, and heavy regulation. Infrastructure is ageing. Public transit stays unstable. And as an alternative of specializing in measurable enhancements in affordability, transportation, public security, and financial self-discipline, the governor is waging rhetorical battles with Washington.
Voters didn’t elect a governor to posture on federal politics. They elected one to decrease prices, repair roads and transit, handle the finances responsibly, and make Massachusetts livable for working households once more.
Governor Healey: Much less grandstanding. Extra governing
Gary Durst
North Billerica
DiZoglio for governor
I want that Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio would run for governor. She is the one individual on Beacon Hill that the residents of Massachusetts can belief.
She has not given up the great combat for the audit of the State Legislature that 72% of the state’s voters accredited of within the final election. Maura Healey and her cronies have blocked each effort by Auditor Diana DiZoglio to hold out the job she was elected to do. For the great of the folks of Massachusetts, please Diana DiZoglio run for governor, since you positive would get my vote and help.
Paul Baranofsky
Waltham
