The Massachusetts State Senate passed a $779.8 million closeout supplemental budget for Fiscal Year 2019 today, after adding $8.9 million during floor debate. It also includes a transfer of $356 million to the state’s stabilization fund, thereby continuing to build the Commonwealth’s Rainy Day Fund and placing the state on firmer financial footing. At approximately $3.2 billion, the fund would reach its highest level to date.
Read More“There is virtually no area of our economic, civic and personal lives that is not touched by the need for mental and behavioral health and wellness. And so we must take the integration of mental and behavioral health into our health care system – to create one continuum of care – seriously.”
Read MoreThe 2019 Senior Health and Wellness Fair is happening on Saturday, October 12, 2019, from 9:00-1:30pm at the Joseph P. Keefe Technical High School, 750 Winter Street in Framingham!
Read MoreBill will invest $1.5 billion in public schools, update statewide education policy, and support effective approaches to closing opportunity gaps for students throughout the Commonwealth.
Read MoreThe Joint Committee on Education released the Student Opportunity Act. This legislation, an unprecedented $1.5 billion investment in our public schools, will expand opportunities for all students, especially those facing educational disadvantages, and provide more resources to all of our communities.
Read MoreThe Ashland Fire Department was one of 14 fire departments in Massachusetts awarded funding from FEMA's Staffing for Adequate & Fire Emergency Response (SAFER) program.
Read MoreIn total, there are 32 communities now at critical risk, 39 at high risk, and 121 at moderate risk for the EEE virus in Massachusetts.
Read MoreMassDOT responded to my questions about the Allston Multimodal project. You can read them here.
Read MoreSeveral cities and towns in the Commonwealth are currently at high or critical risk because conditions indicate residents may be exposed to mosquitos infected with the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.
Read MoreAs a long-time toll-paying resident of MetroWest, I have many questions about what the proposed I-90 Allston/Brighton project means for our communities - and our commutes. I raised these questions at the July 18th I-90 Allston/Brighton Forum at Framingham City Hall.
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