MA: Mentally ill rally against service cuts
Disabled Bay State residents may now face even more cuts to the services they urgently need, advocates said.
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Archive of Massachusetts on Wednesday October 28, 2009
MA: Mentally ill rally against service cuts
Disabled Bay State residents may now face even more cuts to the services they urgently need, advocates said. Read More
MA: State refines how it tracks MCAS scores
The Hugh Roe O'Donnell Elementary School in East Boston doesn't usually stand out as an MCAS superstar. Scores in English and math at this school, where nearly 90 percent of students are low-income and 26 percent don't speak English fluently, tend to land in the middle of the pack. Read More
MA: Deval Patrick looks at making micro-loans to boost small cos.
The state may create a "growth capital fund" that would make micro-loans to small businesses desperate for cash during the downturn, Gov. Deval Patrick announced yesterday after his economic summit in downtown Boston. Read More
MA: College leaders warn against aid cuts
Leaders of Maine's public higher education institutions are warning that the proposed cuts in state aid as the result of lower state revenues will result in layoffs and fewer students over the next two years. Read More
MA: Therese Murray seeks to combine economic agencies
Senate President Therese Murray wants to slash and consolidate nearly 31 economic-development agencies she says are wasting money and often performing redundant work. Read More
MA: Housing rebound is in sight
Single-family home sales in Massachusetts increased in September for the third consecutive month, a sign that the region's housing market is on the mend. Read More
MA: Experts say govt. officials must limit cyber-slacking
While many private-sector businesses block Facebook and other online time-wasters, experts say government officials also need to crack down on public employees bumming around on social networking sites. Read More |
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