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Advocates warn “walking wounded” threatened by cuts

2 weeks ago | wwlp.com | Ella Adams

BOSTON (SHNS) – Representing their experiences living through the child welfare system, a multigenerational ensemble of performers took center stage Wednesday at the State House as service providers and child welfare advocates called on the state to support key programs. The Treehouse Foundation’s Truth Tellers Theater Ensemble gave voice to what they called “the walking wounded,” most of whom have dealt with the Department of Children and Families entering and tangibly impacting their lives.
Liability woes leave snow contractors on slippery ground

2 weeks ago | newburyportnews.com | Ella Adams

Joe Szczechowicz has spent 11 years calling on state lawmakers to address liability issues that snow and ice removal service providers face across Massachusetts. Szczechowicz, the president of SLS Outdoor Living, recalls first contacting Sen. Bruce Tarr and former Rep. Lenny Mirra in 2014 about the issue, and seeing an initial bill filed in the Senate the following year. kAm$?@H C6>@G2= D6CG:46 AC@G:56CD =:<6 $K4K649@H:4K[ H9@ 92G6 366?
Liability woes leave snow contractors on slippery ground

3 weeks ago | wwlp.com | Ella Adams

BOSTON (SHNS) – Joe Szczechowicz has spent 11 years calling on state lawmakers to address liability issues that snow and ice removal service providers face across Massachusetts. Szczechowicz, the president of SLS Outdoor Living, recalls first contacting Sen. Bruce Tarr and former Rep. Lenny Mirra in 2014 about the issue, and seeing an initial bill filed in the Senate the following year.
Liability woes leave snow contractors on slippery ground

3 weeks ago | eagletribune.com | Ella Adams

Joe Szczechowicz has spent 11 years calling on state lawmakers to address liability issues that snow and ice removal service providers face across Massachusetts. Szczechowicz, the president of SLS Outdoor Living, recalls first contacting Sen. Bruce Tarr and former Rep. Lenny Mirra in 2014 about the issue, and seeing an initial bill filed in the Senate the following year. kAm$?@H C6>@G2= D6CG:46 AC@G:56CD =:<6 $K4K649@H:4K[ H9@ 92G6 366?
Liability woes leave snow contractors on slippery ground

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ella Adams

BOSTON (SHNS) – Joe Szczechowicz has spent 11 years calling on state lawmakers to address liability issues that snow and ice removal service providers face across Massachusetts. Szczechowicz, the president of SLS Outdoor Living, recalls first contacting Sen. Bruce Tarr and former Rep. Lenny Mirra in 2014 about the issue, and seeing an initial bill filed in the Senate the following year.
Survey: Employer confidence sank lower in April

1 month ago | statehousenews.com | Ella Adams

Tariff policies and national political developments slid Massachusetts employers further into a state of pessimism in April. After employers settled into the pessimistic range in March, the Associated Industries of Massachusetts reported Wednesday that its Business Confidence Index showed another drop last month, placing employers' April 2025 confidence at 41.5 on a 100-point scale. The index has now reached its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020.
Nearly 1 million Mass. borrowers prep for student loan payments

1 month ago | boston25news.com | Ella Adams

The Department of Education will resume debt collections for federal student loan borrowers in default on Monday, during a critical moment for higher education and affordability in Massachusetts and across the country. “In total, around 13% of Massachusetts residents, over 900,000 residents, have some form of federal student loan debt.
Nearly 1 million Mass. borrowers prep for student loan payments

1 month ago | wwlp.com | Ella Adams

BOSTON (SHNS) – The Department of Education will resume debt collections for federal student loan borrowers on Monday, during a critical moment for higher education and affordability in Massachusetts and across the country. “In total, around 13% of Massachusetts residents, over 900,000 residents, have some form of federal student loan debt.
MBTA zoning law targeted by GOP budget amendments

1 month ago | salemnews.com | Ella Adams

BOSTON — Some GOP representatives are angling to reopen the controversial MBTA Communities Act conversation when the House takes up its budget this week. Of more than 1,600 amendments filed to the House Ways and Means Committee’s fiscal year 2026 budget, a few align with the small but vocal group of municipalities that continue to call on the state to reconsider its requirements for towns to comply with the zoning law, colloquially known as Section 3A.
Q&A: A conversation with Mass Audubon's David O'Neill

1 month ago | newburyportnews.com | Ella Adams

New England's largest nature-based conservation organization is pressing forward to address the impending threats of climate change and biodiversity loss across Massachusetts while maneuvering through a moment of federal hostility to conservation and clean energy efforts. Mass Audubon, at 129 years old, is leading the push for an increase in state conservation investments.