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Western Massachusetts communities don’t have the tools necessary to maintain or develop public infrastructure for roadways, buildings and broadband internet, according to a 100-page study the state auditor released Tuesday.State Auditor Suzanne M....
Phoebe Walker, director of community services with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG), was among state, regional and local leaders to testify at Tuesday’s hearing on the need to invest federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds in...
The Baker administration is preparing to host the largest virtual job fair in state history in August as buffer against loss of unemployment benefits
How the Baker administration wants to use COVID-19 relief funds to close the racial homeownership gap "It's almost reparations." Elise Amendola / AP Email Massachusetts has one of the largest racial homeownership gaps in the country. And in the midst of the ongoing debate with State House leaders over who gets to spend roughly $5 billion in recent direct federal COVID-19 relief funds to the state, Gov. Charlie Baker is pushing to immediately use some of the money to address that gap in the hopes of closing one of the root causes of the racial wealth divide. He even has some State House leade...
Recap and analysis of the week in state government