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Gov. Maura Healey unveiled $375 million in budget cuts for her state administration Monday, a change made to help cover a $1 billion tax shortfall. Much of the cuts affect MassHealth, specifically its fee-for-service payments. Here's a look into the program, why the cuts are happening and what we know so far.
Competition for housing has driven up home prices to record levels across Massachusetts. Some of the biggest gains have happened in communities where residents can least afford to pay more. GBH News is exploring the impact in the series “Priced Out: The fight for housing in Massachusetts.”
As part of our GBH News reporting project Priced Out: The fight for housing in Massachusetts we have asked people to share their stories and questions. Now we’re getting some answers to why so many people are facing a housing crisis, strategies to employ in the search for affordable housing and potential solutions for the region.
Add to Calendar 04/05/2021 04:30:00 PM 04/05/2021 04:30:00 PM America/New_York Inclusionary Housing Info Session - 27 Cutter St. Q&A and More (Nepali) The Inclusionary Housing Program and the Somerville Office of Immigrant Affairs are going LIVE to talk about the program, the 27 Cutter St. unit for sale, and more opportunities to come. Join live at:
Speeding, cut-through traffic on Medford streets continues to be problematic Neil Zolot / medford@wickedlocal.com Support local journalism by subscribing at https://cm.wickedlocal.com/subscriberguide, and subscribe to the Medford Transcript newsletter here. City officials are continuing to advocate for traffic calming measures in East Medford. “The issue I’m still hearing is speeding and cut-through traffic,” Councilor Michael Marks said at the Jan. 12 City Council meeting. “I’m hearing from residents it’s of the utmost concern.” He mentioned the Fellsway, Fulton Spring Road, Fu...