This week, the Commonwealth announced a new preregistration signup tool will be available for the state’s seven mass vaccination sites starting Friday, March 12. The new system will make it easier to request and book an appointment at a mass vaccination site at a nearby location when they are available. More sites will be added…
Today, Massachusetts advances to Step 2 of Phase III of the state’s reopening plan. The Commonwealth has also announced plans to transition to Step 1 of Phase IV on Monday, March 22. Phase III, Step 2 On May 18, 2020, the Commonwealth released a four-phased plan to reopen the economy conditioned on sustained improvements in…
This week, Massachusetts residents age 75 and older became eligible to begin receiving vaccinations for COVID-19. When the applications for appointments opened last week, many were frustrated with the process, which was compounded by the high volume of individuals looking to fill a limited number of vaccination appointments. As state representative, I have received many…
Today, the Commonwealth announced an expansion of COVID-19 vaccination sites in all parts of the Commonwealth, including new mass vaccination sites, pharmacy locations, and local sites. By mid-February, it is anticipated that there will be 165 vaccination sites in the Massachusetts. The Commonwealth also announced updates to plans for Phase Two of the Commonwealth’s distribution…
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, announced that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will re-open the week of January 11 for new borrowers and certain existing PPP borrowers. To promote access to capital, initially only community financial institutions will be able to make First Draw PPP Loans on Monday,…
This week, the Commonwealth announced the extension of further restrictions and new hospital guidance to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth. Industry restrictions for capacity limits and reduced gathering limits went into effect on Saturday, December 26th, and will now be extended for at least two more weeks to January 24th. Industry Restrictions & Gathering Limits…
Last week, the Commonwealth announced a $668 million small business relief package to be administered by Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC). This package provides additional funding for the existing small business relief program which originally launched in October and additional funding for businesses that fall into specific industry sectors. Existing Small Business Grant Program MGCC…
Today, the Commonwealth launched a $668 million program to provide financial assistance to Massachusetts small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program in part relies on the pending federal COVID-19 relief bill recently passed by Congress. Regardless of the developments at the federal level, the Commonwealth will start releasing millions in new funding to…
Today, Governor Baker announced further restrictions to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, including new capacity and gathering limits. These measures will go into effect on Saturday, December 26 and will remain in effect until noon on January 10, 2021. Please see below for a summary of today’s announcement; you can find…
This week, updates were announced on the Commonwealth’s distribution efforts of the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as well as new guidance from the Department of Public Health (DPH) to help residents celebrate the holiday safely. On Monday, the first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the Commonwealth. Four hospitals received 5,850 first…
