Week in Review: Acting Mayor Janey declares homelessness a public health crisis, and the …
Plus, with less than two weeks to go, we check in on the Boston mayoral race.Google Alert – "marie-frances rivera"Read More
Plus, with less than two weeks to go, we check in on the Boston mayoral race.Google Alert – "marie-frances rivera"Read More
Plus, a re-air of a WBUR CitySpace town hall with Boston mayoral candidate Annissa Essabi George.Google Alert – "marie-frances rivera"Read More
Plus, with less than two weeks to go, we check in on the Boston mayoral race.Google Alert – "marie frances rivera"Read More
Plus, a re-air of a WBUR CitySpace town hall with Boston mayoral candidate Annissa Essabi George.Google Alert – "marie frances rivera"Read More
We break down the results of preliminary elections statewide including the Boston mayoral race, review the nationwide school bus driver shortage, …Google Alert – "marie frances rivera"Read More
We break down the results of preliminary elections statewide including the Boston mayoral race, review the nationwide school bus driver shortage, …Google Alert – "marie-frances rivera"Read More
“The numbers are in: the Massachusetts state budget that ended last month had a surplus of more than $3 billion (yes, with a “B”). We could find ourselves with another surplus next July. Currently, Beacon Hill is debating what to do with the $5 billion in additional funds coming to the commonwealth from the federal American Rescue Plan. This …
Opinion: What to do with billions in surplus and federal relief funds Read More »
Photo via Getty Images Friend, Nobody deserves to wonder if one Supreme Court decision is the difference between keeping their family safely housed or becoming homeless. The Supreme Court’s recent decision lacks acknowledgment of the ongoing public health crisis and the role housing provides in ensuring our collective health and safety. Both the federal …
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Amassive influx of federal funds (and the looming possibility of a major federal infrastructure bill) is shoring up budgets at the state’s major transit agencies in spite of the past year’s dip in ridership and fare collections, and opening up possibilities for funding major projects, like the electrification of the regional rail network and a new link between the …
Federal Infrastructure Bill Could Buy Big Projects, But Not Long-Term Fiscal Stability … Read More »
Statement regarding the Fiscal Year 2021 Supplemental Budget released Wed. August 18, 2021 “While Governor Baker’s FY 2021 close-out budget attempts to give tax filers and struggling businesses a boost, these poorly targeted efforts will not benefit those who most need the help. At a time of steep inequality, his proposal for a state charitable deduction would …
State charitable deduction, UI Trust Fund proposal will not benefit those most in need Read More »