Kerry Healey on Local Issues

Sub-sections under Local Issues:
• Big Dig
• Other issues under Local Issues

Called for Big Dig reform in 2003; still investigating now

HEALEY: From the very beginning of the administration, we filed a budget that would merge the Turnpike Authority with Mass Highway. Why was that? Because we knew reforms were needed. We had no idea about the safety concerns at that point. We went to the legislature repeatedly and asked them to merge these two entities so that the governor could have control over it. Finally it took a tragedy to have them allow us to do that. We're finally getting that stem to stern review done.

PATRICK: My plan is to appoint an independent special inspector general, someone who doesn't have relationships with any of the interests on Beacon Hill.

HEALEY: That's precisely what we have done. We've gotten experts from around the country.

MIHOS: People are dead, Kerry. It's intentional indifference on your part.

HEALEY: Your facts are wrong and the fact is that people are very pleased that today Governor Romney is in charge of this process.