BOSTON — Money for school buildings, food pantries, youth sports and community programs are among the many requests from lawmakers angling to bring home a piece of the nearly $57.9
In 2019, the DEP spent $22M of settlement funds on electrifying the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority, Martha’s Vineyard Transit Authority and Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority.
The state announced this month that it will use the remaining Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal settlement funds towards electrifying Regional Transit Authority bus fleets.
Massachusetts voters “overwhelmingly support more state funding to boost regional transit systems,” according to a recent story by Statehouse reporter Christian Wade.
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that it will allocate the final $34.3 million of Massachusetts' Volkswagen Settlement funds to support the transition to electric.