BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 -- The Boston Planning and Development Agency issued the following news: The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors Thursday approved seven new development projects representing approximately 2,346,848 square feet (SF). The new projects will create 1,871 residential units, 707, or 37 percent of which, will be designated income-restricted, and will support approximately 2,291 construction jobs and 159 permanent jobs. These projects will make  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $1.1 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital for the cost of steps taken to protect patients, staff and the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. The $1,118,066 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 19 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit to uphold a lower court ruling against an Arkansas law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth. In their brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/Brandt%20Amicus%20FILING%20VERSION.pdf?language_id=1), Raoul and the coali  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to permit the Fearless Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides grant opportunities to Black women entrepreneurs, to continue its philanthropic efforts. "Like thousands of other private organizations around the country, the Fearless Foundation provides c  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on Dec. 15, 2023: The MBTA and Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis), the agency's operating partner for Commuter Rail, today announced the return of Commuter Rail service to the Lynn community on Monday, December 18, which is nine months ahead of the original proposed timeline. Service will run between Lynn Station and Boston's North Station approximately every 30 minutes during the week and   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $13 million for park improvements and open space acquisitions across Massachusetts. The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs' (EEA) is awarding Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC), Local Acquisitions for Natural Diversity (LAND), and Conservation Par  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today launched a new grant program to make outdoor recreational activities more accessible to low-income residents, communities of color, and people living with disabilities. The Massachusetts Inclusive and Accessible Outdoor Recreation Events Grant Program is the first funding initiative by the Massachuse  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that it is delivering a total of $100 million to the state's 351 cities and towns to support local infrastructure. The awards come from revenue generated by the Fair Share Amendment. "Our administration said from day one that we were going to make sure that Fair Share revenue was used to improve transportation and education  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that nearly $18 million in additional 2023 grant funding is being awarded to 11 communities and two planning agencies as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program. The Program was established through the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 16 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced a significant promotion and 16 recent legal hires within the Office of the Attorney General. Additionally, the Office is also now accepting applications for the 2024 Clifton Clerkship Program, with more information available on the Attorney General's website (https://www.riag.ri.gov/about-our-office/internships  more