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Massachusetts Transportation Finance Plan Delayed

The much anticipated report, which was to have been sent this Monday to the legislature will not be submitted until January 14th.  The report is to detail how much money is needed to fix crumbling roads and bridges and operate regional transit systems as well as  identify possible sources for the revenue.  Transportation Secretary Richard Davey has said repeatedly that all options are being considered and there will be no short term fixes.

Governor Patrick said he will endorse specific funding plans for the state’s transportation system in either his State of The Commonwealth Speech or his budget message later this month.

The record-setting tenure of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. The 2011 tornado and its recovery that remade the largest city in Western Massachusetts. The fallout from the deadly COVID outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Those are just a few of the thousands and thousands of stories WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill has covered for WAMC in his nearly 17 years with the station.