MA: Stimulus success? State pegs jobs at $216G apiece
The state isn't getting much bang for its federal stimulus buck.
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Archive of Massachusetts on Thursday October 29, 2009
MA: Stimulus success? State pegs jobs at $216G apiece
The state isn't getting much bang for its federal stimulus buck. Read More
MA: Patrick cites state's gains as cuts loom
Governor Deval Patrick said yesterday that Massachusetts had created or retained 23,533 jobs as a result of spending $1.9 billion in federal stimulus money over the past eight months, an announcement that precedes what is expected to be a dire set of budget cuts to be outlined by the governor this afternoon. Read More
MA: Gov. Deval Patrick to announce $600M in new budget cuts today
Gov. Deval Patrick is likely to hit Bay State residents close to home when he announces $600 million in cuts today because wilting revenues will force him to again slash local aid and state services, fiscal watchdogs said. Read More
MA: Massachusetts agencies already make small-biz loans Deval's proposing
Gov. Deval Patrick emerged from his economic summit this week touting a plan to create a new small-business loan program - but the state already has at least two agencies that do the same thing. Read More
MA: Nurses may join big union
Unionized nurses in Massachusetts are moving toward affiliating with their counterparts in California and more than 20 other states to create the largest nurses union in US history, a 150,000-member powerhouse that would lobby lawmakers for higher staffing levels and an overhaul of the nation's health care system. Read More
MA: Turnpike Authority member announces run for auditor
Mary Z. Connaughton, an outspoken member of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, said yesterday that she filed papers to run as a Republican for state auditor in 2010. Read More |
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