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Repairs of two railroad bridges are expected soon, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.The railroad repairs are expected to begin in the coming weeks, according to MassDOT spokesman Patrick Marvin. The work will be happening on...

House eyes override of Baker veto on Holyoke Soldiers’ Home construction labor agreement MassLive.com 6 hrs ago Jeanette DeForge, masslive.com © Dave Canton | dcanton/@repub.com Built in the 1950s the Holyoke Soldiers Home needs renovation and expansion said families of current veteran residents and those who died during the COVID-19 spread. HOLYOKE — The House of Representatives will try on Wednesday to reinstate a portion of the $600 million Holyoke Soldiers’ Home b...

Email With just one sentence and no further explanation Monday, the Supreme Court rejected New Hampshire’s bid to take its income tax dispute with Massachusetts straight to the nation’s top judicial body. However, elected officials in New Hampshire, which sued Massachusetts over the state’s move to tax the income of local workers from the Granite State who began telecommuting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, had plenty to say about the decision. “People working full-time in New Hampshire s...

House leaders say they are looking into the skyrocketing solvency fund assessments that are driving up employer contributions.

Holyoke, state in tussle over giving relief cash to struggling families By Zoe Greenberg Globe Staff,Updated December 27, 2020, 4:36 p.m. Email to a Friend A food pantry run out of the Marcella R. Kelly Elementary School in Holyoke is making a difference in helping famlies, like Axeniel Sanchez, left, and his mother, Irsa Sanchez, right.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff When federal COVID relief funds poured into Massachusetts, the progressive mayor of Holyoke had an idea for how to spend his cityâ€...

Despite Pandemic, Bakers Cabinet Agencies Boosted Spending With Minority Businesses Images by Getty Images, illustration by Emily Judem/GBH News Executive branch agencies in Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration boosted their spending with minority-owned businesses by nearly $20 million in fiscal year 2020, pushing minority contracts to account for more than 6% of the state’s discretionary spending for the first time since 2015, according to data obtained by GBH News. Overall, Bakers ca...