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POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. TGIF! CLARK Q&A: ‘CHILD CARE IS INFRASTRUCTURE' — On the heels of passing a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, lawmakers in Washington are gearing up for another big...

Holyoke City Council approves raises for city workers; elected officials see boost Updated Apr 07, 2021; HOLYOKE — The City Council on Tuesday approved a long-delayed salary and compensation ordinance for city workers, including raises for Holyoke Public Library workers paid less than minimum wage. Councilor at Large Rebecca Lisi, who chairs the Ordinance Committee, said the adopted compensation plan mainly affects City Hall workers. In past meetings, department heads told Lisi’s committee the difficulty in filling vacancies or delivering services due to low pay. Lisi noted that trash an...

Holyoke City Councilors vie for acting mayor job, Home Rule Petition awaits governor’s signature Updated 12:28 PM; HOLYOKE – City Councilors Peter Tallman and Terence Murphy will vie for the acting mayor role once the governor signs a home rule petition. State Rep. Patricia Duffy (D-Holyoke) said the Massachusetts Legislature passed the Holyoke’s Home Rule Petition on Monday. The document awaits Gov. Charlie Baker’s signature, a final step in the process. Besides eliminating a costly special election and a likely special runoff, the petition would allow any city councilor to be appo...

Morse to step down as Holyoke mayor next week ALEX MORSE Published: 3/16/2021 8:43:59 PM HOLYOKE — Mayor Alex Morse has announced that his last day in the job he has held for more than nine years will be March 26. “When I reflect on the past decade, I’m proud of what we’ve been able to achieve,” said Morse, in a letter announcing his imminent resignation to City Clerk Brenna Murphy McGee. “I think of the neighborhoods that have seen record levels of new investment, the parks we’ve renovated and the new parks we’ve built, and the new housing completed and in progress. I think ...

Holyoke City Council proceeds with Home Rule Petition in wake of Mayor Alex Morse resignation Updated Mar 17, 2021; HOLYOKE – The City Council on Tuesday passed a home rule petition to eliminate a special election and require the council president to serve as acting mayor once Alex B. Morse resigns. Morse plans to leave office March 26 at 4:30 p.m. to become town manager of Provincetown. The council formally accepted Morse’s resignation letter Tuesday. The home rule petition also states the winner of the mayoral race in November would immediately be sworn in, rather than waiting for the ...