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Josh Landes/WAMCOrganized labor groups representing thousands of educators in Massachusetts say Gov. Maura Healey’s budget proposal doesn’t do enough to confront a fiscal crisis facing commonwealth schools. -
Office of Gov. Healey/YouTubeThis week, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey unveiled a $63 billion spending plan, filed amid an election year. The budget proposal packs increases to local aid while seemingly avoiding any massive cuts.Most lawmakers in the Pioneer Valley say there are no objections to more aid, but as some told WAMC, making sure funding keeps up with growing costs and other factors remains a priority as the legislative session goes on.
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A long-term project with a hefty price tag in western Massachusetts is getting a boost in funding. As WAMC reports, it’s part of a greater effort to protect and restore aquatic life up and down the Connecticut River and as far as the Long Island Sound. -
WAMC's Josh Landes and Lucas Willard explore Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's budget proposal for the coming fiscal year. -
Democrat Becca Balint held a cordial town hall meeting in Montpelier Tuesday evening — the same day Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar was attacked at a similar event. -
Authorities are investigating an incident in Adams, Massachusetts, where a police officer fired his gun during a house call Tuesday night. -
This month, a group of Massachusetts lawmakers met for the first time to weigh two different approaches to changing the state’s cannabis laws – and the regulatory body that oversees them. WAMC spoke with several conference committee members about some of the biggest potential changes being discussed. -
Two related, controversial proposals were before the Burlington City Council Monday night, drawing more than two hours of public comments and fractious debate. -
The public health forces behind an effort to provide safe disposal locations for sharps in rural Southern Berkshire County say they’re addressing a serious need in the community. -
The Northeast Kingdom is one of the most rural – and poorest – areas of Vermont, and lawmakers and advocates for the region were in Montpelier to discuss their legislative priorities. -
Thousands of model train enthusiasts once again made the pilgrimage to West Springfield for the “Railroad Hobby Show” put on by the Amherst Railway Society. -
As with most of the WAMC listening area, Western Massachusetts is digging out from this weekend’s snow storm. As WAMC reports, the commonwealth’s westernmost county is hard at work beating back heavy accumulation- from its largest community to its smallest.
