Worcester Telegram on MSN1h
State House Roundup: When local, federal politics collide in DC
Nope, last week delivered a near-complete fusion of federal and state storylines that played out through the middle of the ...
Editorial: Governor, taxpayers aren’t laughing
Governor, all we ask is for you to study the rise and fall of Liz Warren and see if that’s the course you want to take. It’s ...
Boston Herald on MSN8d
Massachusetts DPU accused of not telling truth about $500 million Mass Save budget ‘cut’
The Massachusetts DPU has claimed Bay Staters can expect to save on utility costs after it “reduced” the budget for the Mass ...
State bracing for 'all hands' response to federal funds threat
Gov. Maura Healey's finance secretary said that federal cuts would be too big of a problem for the executive branch to solve ...
Massachusetts DPU cuts Mass Save budget by $500 million to reduce heating bills
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities slashed the Mass Save budget by $500 million in an order put out Friday ...
WWLP Springfield on MSN9d
Budget Chief: State’s economic health “at risk of being upended”
The Senate budget chief knocked the possibility of dipping into the state’s more than $8 billion rainy day fund Thursday to ...
Headed into budget season, Mass. collected $2.1B in taxes in February
February has historically been the lowest month for revenue, contributing, on average, less than 6% of annual collections, ...
The Berkshire Eagle6d
Trimming Mass Save's budget means lower utility bills for residents, but at what cost to the state's environmental goals?
The Department of Public Utilities approved a three-year plan for Mass Save that funds the program at $4.5 billion rather ...
Aging bridges in Massachusetts face growing structural concerns
Thousands of bridges carry traffic along Massachusetts's busy highways and scenic country roads, and a growing number of those structures are ailing. Analysis of a Massachusetts Department of ...
Amid federal funding threats, Boston’s Trust Act again under spotlight
Mayor Michelle Wu’s fiery confrontation with Congress on Wednesday centered on Boston’s Trust Act, which spells out how and ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston3d
Aging bridges in Massachusetts face growing structural concerns
Policy Director at the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center. "A lot of them are beyond the structural life that they were built for."Bridges are typically inspected at least every two years ...