A summit between Senate President Karen Spilka, Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston senators, and the business community to discuss a controversial tax proposal from the mayor apparently ended without “consensus,” according to one local lawmaker present at the meeting. After months of inaction by the Senate on a plan that would shift more of the city’s … Read more
Most elected lawmakers on Beacon Hill strolled to reelection Tuesday night in Massachusetts’ state primary elections but at least one House race for a Cambridge-based seat remained too close to call Wednesday morning. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz … Read more
Steward Health Care has pushed back a hearing over the fate of its Massachusetts hospitals for a fifth time. According to overnight court filings, now-bankrupt Steward’s Friday hearing to discuss the sale of several Bay State hospitals will now be held next Thursday. “Pursuant to the Bidding Procedures Order, the Sale Hearing for the Debtors’ … Read more
State Sen. Nick Collins is joining the chorus of voices calling for a new approach to combat Boston’s revived open-air drug market at Mass and Cass, saying that the mayor’s decision to put housing before treatment is what doomed her plan. Originally Published: July 30, 2024 at 5:11 a.m. Read original article here Denial of … Read more
“Under the Civil Defense Act of 1950, the Governor and Mayor have the power — and it’s been used before — to declare a state of emergency and put the Department of Public Health or Boston Public Health Commission in charge,” state Sen. Nick Collins said. Originally Published: July 29, 2024 at 8:39 p.m. Read … Read more
Pols plan to pack a South Boston union hall for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast on March 17, when electeds from around the state will have a chance to crack a few jokes as they hammer down food. Sen. Nick Collins, a South Boston Democrat, plans to host the gathering at the Ironworkers Local … Read more
A South Boston lawmaker cautioned the state against using a Fort Point office building for a migrant overflow shelter, saying that squeezing families together in a space without proper bathroom facilities could lead to a “public health crisis.” Speaking at an evening press conference two days after the news broke that the state was considering … Read more
Outgoing City Council President Ed Flynn said the vote to block $13.3 million in federal counter-terrorism funding for the metro region showed the council was “not serious about public safety,” an attitude he hopes will shift with four new members. Flynn, who had been pushing last week for an emergency meeting to reconsider the funding … Read more
An “embarrassing” vote by the Boston City Council has led to movement on Beacon Hill, where a bill that would strip the body of its authority to approve public safety grants was referred to a legislative committee for review. State Sen. Nick Collins, a Democrat from South Boston, introduced the bill at an informal Senate … Read more
A state senator is seeking a change in Massachusetts law that would strip the Boston City Council of its authority to approve public health and safety grants, after the body’s latest “embarrassing” vote to reject $13.3 million in federal counter-terrorism funding. Nick Collins, a South Boston Democrat, filed a bill Friday that would allow that … Read more
