Gov. Maura Healey filed a $2.5 billion borrowing bill Tuesday that would dump cash into Massachusetts’ public higher education system to update aging infrastructure that the first-term Democrat argued has suffered from years of neglect.

Governor Healey announced a bond bill that will be the largest infrastructure investment in the public higher education system in decades.

Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday announced a bill that will leverage millions of dollars raised by the Fair Share surtax to borrow up to $2.5 billion over the

Gov. Maura Healey announced a plan Tuesday to pump at least $2.5 billion into facilities at the University of Massachusetts, state universities and community colleges by the middle of the 2030s.

(WJAR) — The Maura Healey administration announced a bill on Tuesday that aims to modernize public higher education in Massachusetts. She made the announcement in Bridgewater at the campus of Bridgewater State University. The $2.5 billion bill will add capital improvements to the UMass System, state universities, and community colleges.

Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll made a major announcement related to funding for higher education in the state.