Massachusetts’ statewide housing agency inked at least four no-bid contracts in the past year to stand up services at state-run emergency shelters amid an influx of migrants, including a $6.8 million deal with a Cape Cod cab company to provide free transportation to shelter residents.
Maura Healey
May 1 deadline for $10M in maternal health grants
BOSTON — State public health officials intend to award $10 million in grants for maternal and reproductive health care initiatives, as the Healey administration looks to combat the worsening rate of severe maternal morbidity that’s disproportionately impacting people of color. The Department of Public Health will distribute the grants over three years, Gov. Maura Healey’s […]
Delegation: FEMA excluded costs in disaster review
LEOMINSTER — Members of the state’s Congressional delegation added their voices Wednesday to Gov. Maura Healey’s appeal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial of a major disaster declaration for strong storms that flooded the city and many others throughout the state. “Recognizing that the flooding has strained finances, time, and resources for some of […]
Healey has shelter funding backup plan if Legislature is slow to find deal on spending bill
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is eyeing a backup plan to cover direct emergency shelter payments in the event lawmakers hammering out a spending plan for the rest of the fiscal year find themselves mired in negotiations, according to an administration official.
Massachusetts bridges ‘up to date’ with inspections, Maura Healey says after Baltimore bridge collapse
After a cargo ship crashed into and knocked over a major bridge in Baltimore, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said bridges across the Bay State are regularly inspected and “up to date.”
Rep. Jim Jordan launches investigation into Haitian accused of raping migrant girl in Rockland
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican who heads up the powerful House Judiciary Committee, launched an inquiry Tuesday into a Haitian charged with allegedly raping a migrant girl at a Massachusetts shelter last week, according to a letter obtained by the Herald.
