Thursday, November 13, 2025
Tarr in the News: Tarr Pressures Gov. Healey to Release Background Check Information on Aide
TARR IN THE NEWS | 11.07.25
'Massachusetts State Police will not share background check
information on busted Healey aide'
By Flint McColgan | Boston Herald
EXCERPT BELOW:
"Since the arrest, political pressure has been building
for Healey’s administration to be transparent about how Cook, who was
previously arrested in connection with a 2001 shooting in Springfield, possibly
landed the job.
That pressure comes from sitting Republican state lawmakers,
led by House Minority Leader Bradley Jones and Senate Minority Leader Bruce
Tarr, as well as GOP challengers for Healey’s job.
Jones and Tarr say Cook’s drug and firearms charges are
“troubling” and that they raise “serious questions” around the effectiveness of
the Healey administration’s vetting practices.
“These steps are essential to restoring the public’s trust
and to help ensure that all future hires are held to the highest ethical
standards,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Healey on Wednesday."
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Read the full article:
https://www.bostonherald.com/.../massachusetts-state.../
