Representative Fernande News Today

The Massachusetts House recently passed legislation that will enable municipalities and companies to buy electricity generated from offshore wind. The same bill would create a new Offshore Wind Energy Investment Trust Fund, promote workforce development, and improve the state’s electric grid. “This fits in directly with the Island’s plans for renewable energy and can help […]

Rep. Dylan Fernandes, D-Falmouth, has taken the first step in securing $300,000 during the Massachusetts House of Representatives’s negotiations of the American Rescue Plan Act funding. The funds will be used toward a permanent homeless shelter for women run by Harbor Homes on Martha’s Vineyard.  “As the housing crisis on the Vineyard worsens, more Islanders […]