The fate of the Bay State’s $8 billion plan to turn the MBTA around and shore up transportation infrastructure depends somewhat on the federal government choosing not to be “foolish” or “dumb” when it comes to allocating federal highway grants, according to the governor. Healey was in Somerville on Thursday to tour the MBTA Boston
Sam Drysdale | State House News Service BOSTON — State government leaders in Massachusetts are trying to instigate a building boom to address a housing shortage marked by high rents and sale prices, but a top housing official is now warning that headwinds from Washington could threaten their efforts. “The equity that’s often needed to
Two Massachusetts hospitals owned by bankrupt Steward Health Care are preparing to close next week.About 1,200 employees will be out of work when Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer shut their doors.Earlier this month, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wrote a letter to the Carney Hospital landlords, urging them to use
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, one of the most senior Democrats eligible to replace Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., on the Finance Committee is not interested in pursuing the seat, according to a source familiar with her thinking. Menendez on Tuesday informed Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., and his Senate colleagues that he would resign from the chamber next month
Registered bidders for the iconic “Pink House” of Newbury, Massachusetts, which is being auctioned for off-site removal, will have two chances to inspect the structure, the U.S. General Services Administration announced Monday.The two-story, three-bedroom structure was built in 1925 and has an unfinished basement and walk-up attic. Officials said the structure has been unoccupied for
While most of the attention has been on former President Donald Trump and the GOP as the Republican National Convention takes place in Milwaukee, President Joe Biden and other Democrats have touted policy wins like building bridges and efforts to address housing costs. The Biden administration on Thursday announced $5 billion for major bridge construction
A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty to stealing from nonprofit funds intended for reducing suicide rates among veterans, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Hampshire. David Duren, 48, pled guilty in federal court to wire fraud of the nonprofit healthcare provider in Nashua, New Hampshire, where he was a program manager. Duren was in
Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden said committee Democrats left a meeting on next year’s tax battle aligned on the need for wealthy individuals and multinational corporations to pay more in taxes. Wyden, D-Ore., said he would work with other Democrats on the panel to come up with a “menu” of possible revenue raisers, as preparations
Financial fraud cost victims just about $10 million in Essex County last year, according to a statement released by the county’s district attorney Paul Tucker, who urged citizens to keep their eyes open to and report increasingly common crypto scams. Cryptocurrency is described as digital money that isn’t managed by a government or a bank.
WORCESTER, Mass. — A Worcester woman says her family was left without more than $11,000 in funds they raised for her mother’s double lung transplant, after a national foundation suddenly shut down. Christina Norris’ mother Donna Sinclair needed the operation in 2018 after suffering from COPD. The family raised more than $35,000 through the National