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4 days ago · 11/20/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll Mass Leads Act will also create jobs, expand workforce development programs, and support rural and regional economic development initiatives
Governor Healey Signs Economic Development Bill to Strengthen ...
4 days ago · Boston — Governor Maura Healey today signed into law the Mass Leads Act, an economic development bill that will make Massachusetts a global leader in emerging industries like climatetech and applied artificial intelligence (AI), while also building on the success of the state’s renowned life sciences sector.The package will create jobs, support business growth, expand workforce development ...
Healey plan limits stays in shelters to 6 months - USA TODAY
1 day ago · State House News Service. BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey's office intends over the next roughly 19 months to phase out the use of hotels and motels for emergency shelter, seek a legislative change ...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Systemwide Changes …
2 days ago · Boston — The Healey-Driscoll Administration is today announcing upcoming changes to the state’s Emergency Assistance (EA) family shelter system to lower costs and help more families find stable, permanent housing. The changes will help manage costs, phase out the use of hotels, focus resources where they are most impactful to serve more families while reducing the number of shelter units ...
Gov. Healey signs long-awaited $4B life sciences, climatech bill …
3 days ago · Photo I Courtesy of State House News Service Gov. Maura Healey talks to reporters at the State House the day after former President Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election.
Gov. Maura Healey signs massive economic development bill
4 days ago · Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday signed the economic development bond bill (H 5100) that lawmakers sent to her desk six days ago. An aide said the governor gave approval to nearly the entirety of the 319-page bill and returned only one section dealing with automobile insurance with an amendment.
Massachusetts governor puts new gun law into effect immediately
Oct 2, 2024 · BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey took action Wednesday to immediately implement a sweeping new gun law that cracks down on privately made, unserialized “ghost guns,” criminalizes possession of bump stocks and trigger cranks and requires applicants for a gun license to complete live-fire training,
5 takeaways from Gov. Maura Healey's first State of the …
Jan 18, 2024 · Gov. Maura Healey delivered her first State of the Commonwealth address on Wednesday, pledging to keep the quality-of-life issues of housing, education and transportation at the top of her agenda this year.
Healey says ‘state of emergency’ exists due to skyrocketing …
Aug 8, 2023 · Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in connection with a sharp uptick in the number of migrant families arriving in Massachusetts and needing shelter. The governor coupled the order with what she called an “urgent and formal appeal” for the federal government to act on immigration policy.
Mass. plans to stop using hotels, motels as homeless shelters ...
1 day ago · BOSTON — Massachusetts' reliance on hotels and motels to shelter homeless people will be phased out in the next couple of years, Gov. Maura Healey said Friday, outlining changes to the state's emergency family shelter system. The Democratic governor said the changes would help more families find ...