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$600M bond bill for new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, more services for veterans statewide passes Massachusetts Senate in unanimous vote MassLive.com 4/29/2021 © Leon Nguyen | hnguyen/@repub.com The Soldiers Home in Holyoke. BOSTON — A $600 million bond bill to finance a new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home and enhanced veterans’ services across the state passed the Senate 40-0 after a hearing Thursday. The unanimous Senate vote comes two weeks after the House voted 160-0 to pass a $400 million bo...

POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. TGIF! STUCK IN THE MIDDLE — Acting Mayor Kim J...

New state regulations strike another blow against proposed biomass project in Springfield Updated 3:49 PM; SPRINGFIELD — The state has dealt another blow to a proposed biomass project in East Springfield, announcing revised regulations banning such projects from qualifying for renewable energy incentives if they are located in or within five miles of an “environmental justice” community. Subsidies had been available for biomass projects under the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard pr...

By Chris Lisinski, State House News Service April 8, 2021 Chris Lisinski, State House News Service Massachusetts must increase entrepreneurship among people of color to help counteract a years-long decline in the number of new startups launching annually, and achieving that goal will require expanding support for minority-owned businesses, a new report concluded. Between 2005 and 2018, fueled by industry consolidation, the number of new Bay State companies with employees formed every year dropp...

PHOTO: MISHELLA When COVID-19 vaccines became available to the public, federal and state governments took to the internet for distribution and appointment-scheduling. Can’t blame them. The internet’s pretty convenient, no? Turns out, it wasn’t so easy. Millions of residents found themselves in digital mazes, digital hazes and sitting in digital waiting rooms with 88,000 or so people in front of them — only to get to have sites crash or find appointments unavailable. “I...

‘We don’t want to leave our home’; US Rep. Richard Neal, state lawmakers tour foundations afflicted with crumbling pyrrhotite concrete Updated 5:25 PM; Facebook Share WALES — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal saw firsthand Tuesday the slow but unstoppable cracking that plagues home foundations in Massachusetts and Connecticut built decades ago with pyrrhotite in the concrete, an issue he’s addressed for years in Washington. “It’s one thing to hear about it,” said state Sen. Anne M. Go...

State revokes permit for proposed Springfield biomass plant Published: 4/4/2021 8:40:31 PM SPRINGFIELD — A proposed biomass power plant, long the subject of controversy and opposition, had its air quality permit revoked by the state Department of Environmental Protection on Friday. The proposed wood-burning plant is being developed by Palmer Renewable Energy. However, in a letter to the company, MassDEP western regional office director Michael Gorski said the DEP was revoking the proposed Eas...

POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Happy Monday! BACK TO SCHOOL — For thousands of kids across the state, ...

All Mass. residents age 16+ eligible for COVID-19 vaccines by April 19 Share Updated: 6:57 PM EDT Mar 17, 2021 All Mass. residents age 16+ eligible for COVID-19 vaccines by April 19 Share Updated: 6:57 PM EDT Mar 17, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript SHARMAN SACCHETTI LIVE IN BROCKTON. SHARMAN: A TURN FOR SO MANY AFTER THIS YEAR-LONG PANDEMIC. THE GOVERNOR SAYS SOON ANYONE WHO WANTS THE VACCINE WILL BE ABLE TO GET IT. A MAJOR MOVE TO OPEN UP THE VACCINE TO EVERYO...

His fiscally conservative Republicanism softened by an aura of social liberalism is what voters wanted in good times. They may not want it in bad times.