Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Tuesday that enables the state to use the interest generated off its multi-billion dollar savings account as matching funds to compete for federal funds, a move she said is key to beefing up Massachusetts’ infrastructure. Originally Published: September 24, 2024 at 3:12 p.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! … Read more
“There is not one member of the United States military, who is in active duty in a combat zone, in any war zone around the world, for the first time this century,” Harris said. There are currently about 900 U.S. troops stationed in Syria and 2,500 in Iraq. Originally Published: September 16, 2024 at 8:32 … Read more
Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Wednesday that will add 225 liquor licenses to the city of Boston over the next three years, many of which would be targeted to minority neighborhoods with the aim of providing an economic boost. Healey, in a statement announcing the action, said the bill would “lower barriers” for Boston restaurants … Read more
Amid the fallout of the Vineyard Wind turbine blade failure off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts has secured the largest offshore wind energy procurement in state history. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: September 6, 2024 at 12:07 p.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! … Read more
A Cape Cod gun store owner is in the process of kicking off a mad dash to collect tens of thousands of signatures by early October to suspend the enforcement of a new, wide-ranging gun law in Massachusetts while an effort to repeal the measure moves forward. Opponents of the law, which Gov. Maura Healey … Read more
If Steward Health Care wants to cancel their lease they have to give up their hospitals, the company’s landlords say as Steward moved to delay its sales hearing again. The drama surrounding Steward Health Care’s decision to close a pair of its Massachusetts hospitals and sell a half-dozen others seemed to be coming to a … Read more
A Central Massachusetts senator wants to create a legal fund to help pay the costs of obtaining emergency shelter-related records, some of which he argues are being withheld or improperly redacted by state officials. Originally Published: August 25, 2024 at 5:26 a.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator … Read more
Massachusetts Republicans are exploring a ballot question for the 2026 election that takes aim at state-run shelters for migrants and locals. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: August 23, 2024 at 5:18 a.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator … Read more
Gov. Maura Healey ripped into former President Donald Trump, calling him a “con man” and slamming him as someone who “swindles people” during a brief speech at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night. Healey was one of three women political leaders from Massachusetts who went after Trump at the convention in Chicago on child care, … Read more
Steward Health Care has not yet signed over any of their Bay State hospitals but is close to getting the job done, their lawyers told a bankruptcy court on Thursday. The company is attempting to sell most of its Massachusetts properties to new operators, as they work to square $9 billion in outstanding debt obligations … Read more
