By Sam Doran State House News Service Top Democrats expect to file a compromise Wednesday on a bill (H 4582) designed to continue funding the state’s overrun emergency family shelter and implement reforms to cut costs by limiting how long families may stay in shelters. As the News Service first …
Read More »City of New Bedford creates new position to facilitate innovation and improvement
‘Chief of Innovation and Policy Development’ Will Drive Technology and Policy Improvements for Better Municipal Services. The City of New Bedford is creating a new position that will drive innovation and reforms across City government. The Chief of Innovation and Policy Development will be a senior-level position in City government …
Read More »Auditors found $12.3 million in Massachusetts public benefits fraud in 2023
By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service Investigators in Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s office discovered nearly $2.9 million worth of public benefits fraud from October through December, with the vast majority of money linked to MassHealth. The Bureau of Special Investigations detected fraud in 96 out of the 1,451 cases it …
Read More »OPINION: Response to Betty Ussach: “Bibi provokes TDS and Trump is to blame for everything”
The following is an opinion sent to New Bedford Guide. It does not reflect the opinion of New Bedford Guide, nor is it an OP-ED. In fairness and objectivity, we share opinions from our readers whether we agree or disagree with their opinion. Do you have a counter opinion to …
Read More »New Bedford’s Mayor Mitchell leads group of U.S. mayors to Israel
Delegation from U.S. Conference of Mayors met with Israeli and Palestinian officials on trip sponsored by Project Interchange. “NEW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell chaired a group of U.S. Mayors on a trip to Israel earlier this week on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the leading organization representing …
Read More »OPINION: “It’s distressing that people support Netanyahu, Trump’s narcissistic, destructive agendas”
The following is an opinion sent to New Bedford Guide. It does not reflect the opinion of New Bedford Guide, nor is it an OP-ED. In fairness and objectivity, we share opinions from our readers whether we agree or disagree with their opinion. Do you have a counter opinion to …
Read More »House Democrats Propose Additional $500 Million For Massachusetts Shelter System
By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service Top House Democrats unveiled plans Wednesday to invest $500 million in the emergency assistance family shelter system in the next fiscal year, hundreds of millions of dollars less than the Healey administration’s projection of costs. Matching Gov. Maura Healey’s line item budget recommendation, …
Read More »OPINION: “Trump is churning up his MAGA militias for bloody rebellion or a civil war!”
The following is an opinion sent to New Bedford Guide. It does not reflect the opinion of New Bedford Guide, nor is it an OP-ED. In fairness and objectivity, we share opinions from our readers whether we agree or disagree with their opinion. Do you have a counter opinion to …
Read More »Elon Musk weighs in on Martha’s Vineyard migrant legal battle
In September of 2022 Governor DeSantis flew migrants to wealthy areas across the country, most notably Martha’s Vineyard in an attempt to make liberal locations feel the impacts of lax immigration policies. Now, in April of 2024, a federal judge in Massachusetts has ruled that migrants who were flown to …
Read More »Massachusetts Senate bill shifts $863 million from state savings account to shelter system
By Sam Drysdale State House News Service Lawmakers started negotiations Monday on a bill that’s expected to eventually inject hundreds of millions more dollars into the state’s family shelter system and put time limits on how long homeless families can stay in the system. Ways and Means Chairs Rep. Aaron …
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