Moran: $480K For Andover, Lawrence, Methuen In MA House Budget Patch 8 hrs ago
Thursday, April 29, 2021 The Massachusetts House of Representatives Today passed its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget. This budget responsibly responds to the needs of residents and makes investments that set the state on a path toward economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. Funded at $47.716 billion, the House’s FY22 budget continues its strong commitment to cities and towns, and includes significant investments in education, supportive services for vulnerable populations, and workforce and economic development, among other priorities.
The House FY22 budget does not cut services nor does it raise taxes, and is made possible due to strong revenue collections, increased federal reimbursement, and by leveraging funds from the state’s Stabilization Fund. The budget does not appropriate anticipated American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds. As the House Ways & Means and Federal Stimulus committees awa
The City Government Study Task Force meets with members of city staff on April 29, 2021.
A task force of Lawrence residents that has been reconsidering the city’s form of government has come out in favor of having a directly elected mayor.
As part of its meeting Thursday evening, the City Government Study Task Force voted 7-0, with a few members absent, to recommend that the city consider changing to a directly elected mayor who serves a four-year term. Currently, the City Commission chooses one of its own members to serve a one-year term as mayor each year by tradition, commissioners choose based on whoever received the most votes in the most recent election, though there have been exceptions.
Board member Michael Moriarty, executive director of the OneHolyoke community development corporation, has apologized for his remarks during a discussion of the state's school accountability system, saying he "never meant to disparage people who live in Holyoke and Lawrence."
Calls grow for Michael Moriarty, state education board member from Holyoke, to resign
Posted Apr 29, 2021
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education member Michael Moriarty of Holyoke speaks during an April 20 meeting. His comments during a discussion of the state s school and district accountability system have prompted some Lawrence officials to call for his removal from the board.
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By Katie Lannan | State House News Service
A statewide teachers union and its Lawrence local are calling for a Board of Elementary and Secondary Education member to resign over comments he made at a recent meeting, days after three state lawmakers, several city officials and Congresswoman Lori Trahan also called for his removal.
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