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BOSTON (SHNS) - Gov. Maura Healey has been applying a full-court press to pass a $400 million bill aimed at strengthening Massachusetts’ research and innovation economy, but lawmakers have left the governor's plans for a "transformative investment" idling in the seven weeks since Healey proposed it.

Healey’s Discovery, Research and Innovation for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) bill aims to attract private investment and preserve research jobs. With federal funding drying up for hospitals and higher education institutions, the administration argues the state must step in to maintain its competitive edge.

After filing the legislation (H 4375) on July 31, just as lawmakers were departing Beacon Hill for a weeks-long summer recess, Heal

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