Last week, the House Committee on Ways and Means, of which I am the vice chair, released its budget proposal for the 2025 fiscal year. This bill is the culmination of a months-long process for the committee, which includes a number of hearings held around the state on the governor’s budget proposal. On March 8th,…
Kyrouz Auditorium in Gloucester City Hall will serve as a backdrop for state lawmakers and top members of the Healey-Driscoll administration as they hash out spending on housing, economic development, and labor initiatives for fiscal 2025 on Friday. The Joint Committee on Ways and Means hearing on Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed $56.1 billion budget is…
Cape Ann’s four communities — Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea — stand to see several thousand additional dollars heading their way from the state. The $556,038 is part of more than $100 million in grants to assist the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts with transportation infrastructure needs. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times…
Gloucester Stage Co. in the heart of the Rocky Neck Cultural District served Wednesday as the backdrop for the Massachusetts Cultural Council to announce $810,000 in awards to 54 state-designated cultural districts, including Rocky Neck and Harbortown in Gloucester, and Essex River in Essex. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a firearm safety reform bill that cracks down on the sale of ghost guns, strengthens the Commonwealth’s red flag laws, updates the definition of assault weapons, and limits the carrying of guns into schools, polling places, government buildings and the private residences of others. The bill is a result of a comprehensive…
Cape Ann just got a leg up regarding the protection of open space. On Monday, Gov. Maura Healey announced a $1.25 million grant to protect a parcel of forest land that runs from Manchester-by-the-Sea to Essex and Gloucester. The award for Cape Ann is part of a $7.5 million grant provided to different projects across…
If you are aged 25 or older and want to get a college degree, you can now do so for FREE at North Shore Community College through a new state program called MassReconnect. Massachusetts residents 25 years of age or older can take advantage of this opportunity to earn an associate degree or certificate for…
With the $56.2 billion fiscal 2024 state budget headed to Gov. Maura Healey’s desk, Cape Ann’s lawmakers announced they have secured $875,000 in state funding earmarks for 12 local initiatives in Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D-Gloucester) and Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) have secured $875,000 in state funding earmarks for twelve local initiatives in the Towns of Essex, Rockport, and Manchester-by-the Sea, and the City of Gloucester as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 state budget that was enacted by the House and Senate on July…
Today, the Legislature enacted a $56.2 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), reconciling differences between the versions of the budget passed by the House of Representatives and Senate and earlier this year. The FY24 conference committee report provides for historic levels of investment in education, housing, regional transportation, health care, workforce development, and more,…
