With an unprecedented cache of federal dollars on the table, Massachusetts officials need to find at least $800 million more in matching funds if the state wants to compete for federal cash for its own punch-list of infrastructure projects, warns a new watchdog report.
The MBTA’s struggles with hiring and retaining workers have grabbed headlines for months, but supporters of a new labor deal featuring pay and benefit upgrades say it represents cause for hope.
Athol Daily News - Report: State labor crunch threatens clean energy expansion atholdailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from atholdailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Report: State labor crunch threatens clean energy expansion gazettenet.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gazettenet.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Massachusetts's lofty mid-century climate goals hinge upon the state's ability to convince residents and businesses to make the switch from fossil fuels to cleaner electric power, but success will also require tens of thousands of people to take new jobs in the clean energy sector.