Democratic Gov. Maura Healey and Republican challenger Mike Minogue support a Massachusetts ballot proposal that would bring most records held by the Legislature and governor’s office under the state’s public records law, according to NBC Boston.
The measure, Question 1, is among nine ballot questions Massachusetts voters are considering this November. It addresses access to records held by two parts of state government: the legislative branch and the governor’s office, which Healey leads and Minogue is seeking to lead.
NBC Boston asked both candidates about their plans for the nine questions during separate interviews for its @Issue Sit Down program. The interviews addressed their approaches to the ballot measures as the election cycle entered its final days.
The available excerpt identifies agreement on the public records proposal. It does not provide the candidates’ answers on the remaining eight questions, so it cannot establish whether they agree or differ across the full ballot.
What Question 1 would change
As described by NBC Boston, the proposed law would classify most records in the possession of the Legislature and the governor’s office as public records under Massachusetts law. Its scope therefore includes records held by lawmakers as well as those held by the executive office.
The distinction between most records and all records matters to the description of the proposal. The source does not describe a measure making every document public, and the available excerpt does not identify which records would remain outside its reach.
It also does not spell out how the proposed change would be administered. The summary offers the central purpose of the question — expanding the records covered by the law — rather than a detailed account of its provisions.
Where the candidates align
For Healey and Minogue, Question 1 represents a shared position on a proposal affecting the office they are competing to hold. NBC Boston reports support from both candidates, despite their opposing party affiliations and their roles as incumbent and challenger.
The excerpt does not include a direct quotation from either candidate explaining that support. It therefore offers no basis for comparing their reasoning, describing conditions on their positions or attributing a broader transparency agenda to either campaign.
The agreement is specific to the public records question. It should not be read as evidence of agreement on the other measures, whose subjects and candidate responses are not included in the available material.
For voters seeking a question-by-question comparison, the documented takeaway is limited: both candidates favor Question 1. A complete account of their positions on Massachusetts’ nine ballot measures would require the remaining answers from NBC Boston’s interviews; those answers are absent from the supplied excerpt.
