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State receives $372M grant to fund replacement of Cape Cod bridge

Massachusetts has netted a significant federal grant to put towards the daunting cost of replacing the narrow and sometimes dangerous Sagamore Bridge.

Central Mass. businesses granted $4M to train 2,500+ workers

Governor Maura Healey’s Administration issued $19 million this year in funding from the state’s Workforce Training Funding Program through October, a number including more than $3.9 million in support of training for 2,500+ jobs in Central Massachusetts.

🔒With enrollment at 10-year lows, Central Mass. public colleges see big things from free tuition plan

Enrollment has hit a 10-year low at all five of the state universities and community colleges in Central Massachusetts, with a considerable drop between fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2023.

Governor says she will block funding to communities that ignore MBTA zoning law

The governor said her administration "more than doubled" the list of programs whose funding can be withheld from non-compliant cities and towns.
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State conference rooms converted to shelter housing as Beacon Hill debate continues

Families in need of emergency shelter will begin temporarily setting up in conference rooms in a state office building in Boston, an unusual development that the top House Democrat said points to the need for overflow shelter sites.

Mass. home sales down 24%, hit 12-year low

There were 3,515 single-family homes sold in Massachusetts last month, down 16.9 percent from October 2022's 4,228 sales.

Report: Maternity care in North Worcester County was poor before Leominster closure

The healthcare landscape in North Central Massachusetts faces detriments in prenatal care and median distance to hospitals with comprehensive services, according to two state reports.

Healey announces expansion of free tuition program

A third of all UMass students will qualify for free tuition paid for by the new income...
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Healey names Tibbits-Nutt as new transportation secretary

Gov. Maura Healey removed the acting prefix and made Monica Tibbits-Nutt its full-fledged transportation secretary Monday, putting...

HERO Act seeks expanded support for women, disabled, and LGBTQ+ veterans

Filed ahead of Veterans Day on Saturday, the governor's omnibus bill -- which she dubbed the Act Honoring, Empowering and Recognizing Our Servicemembers and Veterans, or HERO Act -- includes 17 spending, policy and tax initiatives.
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