The state’s health and human services agency greenlighted at least four no-bid contracts and an agreement to rent shelter space at a Quincy college for more than $237,000 a month as the Healey administration attempted to respond to an influx of migrants over the past year, according to documents obtained by the Herald. Contracts between … Read more
John Deaton, a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, took a long flight south this week to visit the United States-Mexico border to “truly understand” the root causes of immigration issues that have sparked contentious debates in both Washington and Massachusetts. Planning for the trip to Yuma, Arizona came in the wake of Gov. Maura Healey’s decision … Read more
Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt just wants to “move forward” after remarks she made last month at an advocacy event generated bipartisan backlash and even a rare rebuke from her boss, Gov. Maura Healey. Tibbits-Nutt held onto her job after the speech, though she largely operated under the radar in the days after the comments became … Read more
The Massachusetts Republican Party called on the State Ethics Commission Friday to launch an investigation into a no-bid contract to provide food at state-run shelters that has since expired but was awarded to a company whose employees donated to Gov. Maura Healey. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! … Read more
A group of less than 15 protestors rallied outside the State House Wednesday in opposition to state spending on emergency shelters in Massachusetts that are housing both local residents and migrants from other countries. The small contingent held large signs in front on the steps of the State House reading “close the Healey hotels” and … Read more
State Sen. Lydia Edwards is backing Allison Cartwright for clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, announcing her support in a social media post that appeared to take a shot at her former colleague on the Boston City Council, Erin Murphy. Edwards made it clear in two separate posts on X this month that she prefers … Read more
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican who heads up the powerful House Judiciary Committee, launched an inquiry Tuesday into a Haitian charged with allegedly raping a migrant girl at a Massachusetts shelter last week, according to a letter obtained by the Herald. Jordan and U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock, a California Republican, called on the … Read more
Anthony Scaramucci, the 10-day White House communications director for former President Donald Trump, threw his weight behind John Deaton, a Republican running in Massachusetts to unseat Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Scaramucci said this week he would host a fundraiser for Deaton, though the event has not been scheduled, according to Deaton’s campaign manager, Michael Gorecki, who … Read more
Legislation limiting migrant and local families’ time in shelter drew fierce debate on Beacon Hill Wednesday, with Republicans arguing it did not address the root problem of migration issues in Massachusetts and Democrats pitching it as a necessity to keep shelter services sustainable. The proposal, which cleared the House on a 121-33 vote, caps migrant … Read more
Homeless families already in emergency shelters, including migrants from other countries, may be eligible for a state-run program that provides up to $30,000 over two years to find stable housing. The program, HomeBASE, has long served homeless families with children or pregnant women living in the emergency shelter system, which provides temporary housing under state’s … Read more
