SENATE PRESIDENT KAREN SPILKA handed out leadership assignments on Thursday, shaking up some committee posts and giving the job of Ways and Means chair to Sen. Michael Rodrigues of Westport, a self-described moderate Democrat. Spilka did not come out of her office to talk to reporters after her leadership slate was approved by a Democratic […]
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State leaders preparing if federal government shuts down again
AFTER THE LONGEST government shutdown in the nation’s history strained the finances of federal workers going without pay, state leaders say they now have some plans in hand to help those caught up by dysfunction in Washington. Gov. Charlie Baker, who met with the leaders of the House and Senate on Monday, expressed confidence that the […]
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Mass. lawmakers, businesses step up for furloughed federal workers
WHILE WASHINGTON and the Trump administration continue their disastrous handling of the federal government’s partial shutdown, legislators, municipalities, and businesses across the Commonwealth are searching for short-term solutions to the financial plight of the impacted workers. As we enter day 35, many of the 47,000 federal employees living in Massachusetts are feeling the strain. Gov. […]
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Mass. lawmakers, businesses step up for furloughed federal workers
While Washington and the Trump administration continue their disastrous handling of the federal government’s partial shutdown, legislators, municipalities, and businesses across the Commonwealth are searching for short-term solutions to the financial plight of the impacted workers. As we enter day 35, many of the 47,000 federal employees living in Massachusetts are feeling the strain. Gov. […]