Tag: MetroWest Daily News
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Why Bill Galvin is concerned about Gov. Healey’s fiscal ’27 budget
Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin has said that Gov. Maura Healey’s fiscal 2027 budget proposal may not include enough money to cover what he says will be significantly higher costs for local and state elections later this year. At least two MetroWest…
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MA rent control opponents say initiative would hurt small landlords
Advocates for small property owners describe the rent control proposal likely headed for next fall’s ballot as the most “restrictive and aggressive” the state has seen to date, and say it would be detrimental to small landlords. Small property owners…
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Framingham MA officials decry bill seeking change in teacher layoff policy
(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct an attribution error.) With several Massachusetts school districts anticipating having to make staffing reductions next year, a state bill under consideration could reshape how those decisions get made. The proposal aims to…
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MA seeks solution to decline in number of primary care doctors
Arline MacCormack has had four primary care physicians in the past four years. MacCormack, a college administrator and longtime Newton resident, saw the same “fabulous” doctor through Newton-Wellesley Physicians Primary Care for more than two decades. But four years ago, her doctor…
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SNAP benefits were frozen. How Mass. food pantries are trying to fill the gap
With the federal shutdown creating uncertainty for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, food pantries throughout MetroWest are trying to fill the gap for the more than 1 million Massachusetts residents who rely on the program to buy groceries. Massachusetts Attorney General…
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Report warns of ‘perfect storm’ pressuring local budgets throughout Mass.
A new Massachusetts Municipal Association report warns that inflation, shrinking state aid and the limits of Proposition 2½ are creating a “perfect storm” for local budgets, one that towns like Franklin and Natick are already weathering through staff reductions, stopgap revenues and tax overrides.…
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From Wayland ‘future leader’ to Senate candidate: Why Alex Rikleen is challenging Ed Markey
When Alex Rikleen was a Wayland High School student in 2005, the MetroWest Daily News recognized him as a “future leader” for spearheading a campaign for later school start times. Two decades later (and with those later start times since adopted),…