The Massachusetts House of Representatives last week passed its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget. This budget responsibly responds to the needs of residents and makes investments that set the state on a path toward economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Officials Award $8.8 Million for COVID-19 Vaccine in Priority Areas
The Baker-Polito Administration last week announced $8.8 million in additional grants and contracts to community-based organizations as part of the Massachusetts Vaccine Equity Initiative to increase awareness and access to the COVID-19 vaccine in the 20 cities and towns hardest…
State Officials Launch Summer Learning Programs and Organizations
The Baker-Polito Administration last week announced the establishment of summer learning opportunities and the availability of more than $70 million in funding for school districts and community organizations to offer summer learning and recreational programs that will help students, who…
MBTA Control Board Commits to Funding the Transit
The FY22 budget, approved April 26 by the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board, includes a commitment to fully fund the T’s Transit Priority Group, a special unit dedicated to delivering bus lanes, transit signal priority (TSP), and collaborative planning…
The Biden Deal Is Long Overdue
The ambitious proposal set forth by President Joe Biden last week in his speech to a joint session of Congress has elicited the usual negative response from the usual suspects. However, those who oppose Biden’s $2 trillion plan to invest…
Letter to the Editor
Electric Silver Line Buses for Healthier Neighborhoods To the Editor, I thoroughly agree with a recent public opinion piece co-authored by Senator Joe Boncore and Maria Belen Power in which they rightly criticize the MBTA’s proposal to replace the Silver…