Baker to Testify on Spending Plan for Federal COVID Funds Tuesday necn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from necn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
With vaccination numbers and the stateâs Department of Public Healthâs leading indicators all going in the right direction, Massachusetts is keeping up the pace on the steady journey back to normal. But while itâs nice to see normalcy return in the hospitality and entertainment sectors, it is critical that we begin to see it in government as well.
When COVID-19 hit early last year, there was a pressing and unprecedented need to quickly allocate resources across the commonwealth, a need that continued with the pandemicâs protracted grip. It made obvious sense, then, for Gov. Charlie Baker to declare an emergency, giving his administration expanded executive powers over, among other things, the stateâs purse when it came to pandemic spending.
New federal aid will help Berkshires, but lawmakers say they need more say in spending berkshireeagle.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from berkshireeagle.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
BOSTON â House lawmakers made clear to the Baker administration Thursday that they want more information about how the discretionary portion of $71 billion in one-time aid that s already come to Massachusetts has been spent and want to have greater say around how another $40 billion in federal stimulus money that s on the way will be spent.
After ceding some of its power through the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic as the governor flexed his executive authority around public health, the Legislature has in recent months shown a renewed interest in playing an oversight role when it comes to the vaccine rollout and the distribution of federal funds.
TEACHERS become VACCINE VIPs — BARROS running for BOSTON MAYOR — Hampden County s CHAOTIC phone meeting politico.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from politico.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.