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Posted inState Government

House Dems restrict shelter eligibility in $425 million bill

by Colin Young | State House News Service February 5, 2025February 5, 2025

Th bill adopts the administration’s recommendation around so-called presumptive eligibility by allowing the state to verify eligibility for shelter benefits during the application process.

Posted inEnergy

Offshore wind contracts put off again until after Trump takes office

by Colin Young | State House News Service November 8, 2024November 8, 2024

The evaluation team negotiating contracts with those projects informed DPU in a letter Thursday that it will not meet Friday’s target for finishing contract talks, or the Dec. 18 target date for contract filings. The evaluation team includes the Department of Energy Resources, National Grid, Eversource and Unitil.

Posted inState Government

State starts fiscal 2025 with drop in revenue

by Colin Young | State House News Service August 5, 2024August 7, 2024

State tax revenue in July was down $18 million, or 0.7 percent, over the same month last year, a gap state officials say would have been even greater but for a quirk of timing.

Posted inHealth Care

Health centers seek relief from ‘deep challenges’

by Colin Young | State House News Service June 4, 2024June 4, 2024

Massachusetts community health centers are facing pressure from wait times, workforce crunch, and migrant care.

Posted inMarijuana

More turmoil at the Cannabis Control Commission

by Colin Young | State House News Service May 29, 2024May 29, 2024

Commissioner Roy alleges actions by fellow commissioner members caused upheaval and discord

Posted inGambling

Wynn, Everett at odds over casino expansion across Broadway

by Colin Young | State House News Service May 9, 2024May 10, 2024

“It has become apparent that we are unable to negotiate an agreement with the City of Everett regarding property taxes, impact fees, and infrastructure improvements in a timely fashion,” the company said in a statement that replaced the website for the project.

Posted inState Government

Lawmakers hear testimony on bill banning political deepfakes

by Colin Young | State House News Service May 8, 2024May 8, 2024

Finegold’s bill would also allow candidates targeted by a deceptive or fraudulent deepfake to seek civil legal action against people who create or post it, with damages of up to $10,000 per incident.

Posted inHealth Care

Steward stays open as it seeks bankruptcy protection

by Colin Young | State House News Service May 6, 2024May 6, 2024

The company, which operates eight hospitals in Massachusetts and has been sinking under a pile of debt to vendors and its de facto landlord, said it does not expect any interruption to day-to-day operations.

Posted inState Government

April tax collections surpass target by $1b

by Colin Young | State House News Service May 3, 2024May 3, 2024

Collections of $6.324 billion last month exceeded the Healey administration’s monthly benchmark of $5.291 billion by $1.034 billion, or 19.5 percent. But officials said much of that overage came in the form of capital gains tax revenue and income surtax revenue, money that is to be set aside for specifically mandated purposes.

Posted inTransportation

Senate president intrigued by border toll idea

by Colin Young | State House News Service April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

“I do believe that we need to be creative about our funding. And I do believe that it needs to be fair, because I believe the toll system right now is not fair at all,” said Senate President Karen Spilka.

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