Massachusetts governor debate: Geoff Diehl and Maura Healey spar over raising taxes, exorbitant energy costs
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Republican Geoff Diehl and Democrat Maura Healey debated Thursday on how to best tackle major voter concerns, including rising energy costs and whether they would raise taxes.
Conversely, Diehl, a Donald Trump-endorsed former state legislator, repeatedly said he would not "anticipate ever raising taxes" and opposed a proposal to increase taxes on the wealthiest taxpayers. Marlborough, MA - September 5: Republican gubernatorial candidate Geoff Diehl meets with parade attendees at the Marlborough Labor Day Parade. (Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Norwood, MA - August 10: South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem attends a fundraiser for GOP gubernatorial candidate Geoff Diehl in Massachusetts. (Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 05: Massachusetts Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey at the Park Plaza Hotel on September 5, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images for SEIU) Boston, MA - September 6: AG Maura Healey, left, with Andrea Campbell near the Dorchester Center. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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