“This is a huge milestone,” said Lisa Cunningham, co-founder of the ZeroCarbonMA advocacy group. “I hope it’s only the beginning of a sea change in the way we think about building, not just in Massachusetts but throughout the country.”
State House News Service
Posted inPolitics
Bid launched to block Trump’s access to ballot in Mass.
Free Speech For People and Massachusetts-based civil rights firm Lichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C late Thursday filed an objection with the Massachusetts Ballot Law Commission to having Trump’s name on the ballot.
Posted inState Government
House, Senate leaders tapping brakes on spending growth
Senate budget chief Michael Rodrigues of Westport was noncommittal when asked about Gov. Maura Healey’s plan to drain $700 million in surplus revenue funds to cover rising expenses this year and next year associated with the state’s emergency shelter system.
Posted inEnergy
Vineyard Wind, a couple days after target date, delivers first power
The developers behind Vineyard Wind failed to follow through on their pledge to begin delivering electricity to the power grid in 2023.
Posted inState Government
Baker portrait hung at State House
Charlie Baker’s official portrait, unveiled at a private soiree December 21 in the State House library, was up on the wall this week in the lobby of the executive suite for all to see.
Posted inEnergy
State agency prepares to buy Salem offshore wind port land
Crowley will receive $30 million for the sale, the same amount the company paid when it originally purchased the land, according to Tyson. Another $45 million in state funding will support capital development at the site.
Posted inBy The Numbers
Mass. population grows slightly
The Massachusetts population was estimated at 7,001,399 in the latest “Vintage 2023” population estimates from the Census Bureau, an increase of 18,659 people (or 0.27 percent) between July 2022 and July 2023.
Posted inHousing
Warren endorses Healey housing plan
Do you think that housing is in short supply in Massachusetts right now?” Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked. “Do you think that rents are already rising like a hot air balloon? Well buckle up for a rough ride.”
Posted inPolitics
Jewish senators criticize comments of Miranda
Top Senate leaders who are Jewish say they’re disappointed and saddened by a colleague’s remarks on the Israel-Hamas conflict that seemed to invoke antisemitic tropes.
Posted inDrugs
DPH shifts gears, backs overdose prevention centers
As overdoses impact people across Massachusetts, the DPH released a report Wednesday that supports so-called overdose prevention centers or supervised injection sites.