Governor Debate Quiz (WBZ, Oct 8)

Maura Healey (D) vs Mike Minogue (R)

7 questions · pick the answer closest to your view

1 / 7

Massachusetts has had the second-highest cost of living in the country since the pandemic. What would do the most to lower costs?

Stop overspending and cut taxes, starting with the gas tax and fees on utility bills.

Keep cutting taxes, building homes, capping copays and making community college free, and push back on federal tariffs that raise prices.

2 / 7

The 2025 federal tax law created a tax credit for donations to scholarship groups that give families money for things like tutoring, books or tuition. It applies only in states that opt in. Should Massachusetts opt in?

Not yet. A federal tax credit is not an education plan. Review the federal rules first and protect public schools.

Yes, opt in now. It sends money to parents, including public school families, for tutoring, books and special education.

3 / 7

Massachusetts electricity is among the most expensive in the country. What would bring prices down?

More natural gas. Blocking gas pipelines is a big reason our electricity costs so much.

Keep building wind, solar and battery storage, which are cheaper. Federal moves to kill them are raising costs.

4 / 7

Both candidates say Massachusetts needs more housing. How should the state get more homes built?

Cut red tape: ease the stretch energy codes, get permits down to 45 days, and stop suing towns over state housing mandates.

Have the state step in: override local rules to allow backyard homes, invest $5 billion and give developers tax credits.

5 / 7

A 2026 state law limits how much state and local police can work with federal immigration agents (ICE). Which is closer to your view?

Keep the limits. What ICE is doing makes communities less safe, and it needs to end.

Change the law so sheriffs and police can alert federal agents about violent criminals and get them removed.

6 / 7

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston found the typical white household in Massachusetts has about $550,000 in wealth, and the typical Black household about $7,800. What would do the most to close the gap?

Invest in people: fund schools and tutoring, free school meals and community college, and build more housing.

Create jobs: lower taxes, energy costs and regulations, and give parents education grants through the federal tax credit.

7 / 7

The state chose a private developer to build a new Springfield courthouse and lease it back to the state. Which is closer to your view?

Keep the deal. A judge found the process sound, the developer pays to build it, and the courthouse gets built years sooner.

Throw it out and start over. The process was broken and it costs taxpayers far too much.

Based only on what the candidates said at the WBZ-TV debate on October 8, 2026. Independent candidates James and Kittredge were not invited to this debate.

Governor Debate Quiz (WBZ, Oct 8)

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