How and When Will Massachusetts Spend Its $5.3B in COVID Relief Funds? Federal aid to four communities is tangled in a larger power struggle between Gov. Charlie Baker and the Legislature By Colin A. Young •
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Democratic leaders in the Legislature doubled down Wednesday on their plan to stash $5.3 billion in federal aid into an account they could control over the next several years as they and Gov. Charlie Baker engaged in the first skirmish in what could soon be a major clash between the state s chief executive and its Legislature.
At the heart of the matter is a tug-of-war over who will take the lead in deciding how Massachusetts will spend the majority of its $5.3 billion in American Rescue Plan Act aid the Republican governor s executive branch, or the Democrat-controlled Legislature. Whichever branch of government controls the ARPA purse strings will probably also control the pace at which the federal mo
Democratic leaders in the Legislature doubled down Wednesday on their plan to stash $5.3 billion in federal aid into an account they could control over the next.
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Market Basket supermarkets will host a series of walk-up mobile vaccine clinics in hard-hit communities across Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Wednesday.
The new mobile COVID-19 vaccination program, intended to increase access to coronavirus vaccines in disproportionately impacted communities, will be hosted in several Market Basket parking lots. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Anyone who gets a vaccine at a Market Basket in Massachusetts will get a $25 gift card that can be used in the grocery store. Appointments are not necessary. I want to thank Market Basket for generously hosting these clinics on their properties. We know these are convenient community locations, they re very heavily traveled, as anybody s ever been to one knows, Baker said. We encourage all residents to come down and get their vaccine while they re doing their shopping. While we ve made great progress