Healey says she will disclose her personal travel after the fact

Gov. Maura Healey's office will now disclose the location of her personal travel upon request, following reports that she refused to say where she traveled last month.

Healey's office now says the governor's partner, Joanna Lydgate, took her to Puerto Rico on a long weekend trip for Healey's birthday.

In a press release on Friday, spokesperson Karissa Hand said the location of the governor's personal out-of-state trips will be included in her end-of-the-month calendar if requested by the media.

"The Governor's focus is on balancing the need to protect the privacy and security of her family while also providing information to the public," Hand said.

When the governor leaves the state, her duties pass to Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll. In the event that both Healey and Driscoll are out of state, Secretary of State William Galvin takes on the role of acting governor.

The governor's office announced in the November that they would stop disclosing Healey's personal travel in advance, citing "security concerns," but would still share her calendars after the fact. But the Boston Globe reported that the governor's office would not disclose where she went on the four-day trip in February, even when asked.

Earlier this week Healey defended her decision to remain tight-lipped about her personal travel. In an appearance on WBUR's Radio Boston on Tuesday, Healey said when it comes to "personal time and personal family time, I'm going to continue to keep that personal."

The governor said she has previously disclosed plans for work-related travel ahead of time, and will continue to do so. Healey also told Radio Boston host Tiziana Dearing that she believes constituents are less interested in her travel and more focused on policy.

"I guess it's of interest to maybe some, but you know, most people just want to know about what we're doing," said Healey. "You know, what are we doing on housing? What are we doing on the cost of living? What are we doing on economic growth? How are we protecting people's rights and freedoms?"

Her office has not elaborated on what the security concerns are that led to the decision to only disclose personal travel after it was over.

In October, New England neo-Nazi group NSC-131 demonstrated in front of the governor's home in Arlington, which she shares with her partner and Lydgate's children. Then, the same group protested in front of their home in mid-February, while Healey was reported to be out of state.

Healey and Lydgate opened up about their relationship on the Love Letters podcast from the Boston Globe, discussing how they navigate the governor's public role and how music is important to their partnership.