By Bob Katzen
“All students should be taught about 9/11 and its aftermath, which is a tragic and important piece of both our state and our nation’s history. I’ve directed the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to work together to ensure that it is fully incorporated into school curriculum frameworks.”
—Gov. Maura Healey.
“This is the kind of common-sense policy approach we need to boost housing production and ease the affordability crisis in the commonwealth. Instead of complex mandates, new costs and taxes, or burdensome regulation of private development, the Healey-Driscoll Administration offers a streamlined, predictable approval process for the types of housing developments we can and should encourage.”
—James Rooney, President and CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce supporting the New Streamlined Approval Process for Housing Development in Massachusetts.
“Our investments in community transportation are about connecting people to jobs, schools and services today and into the future. The projects supported through the Transportation Management Associations Program are vital to building a more reliable, resilient and accessible transportation network. I look forward to seeing this program continue to grow and serve our communities for years to come.”
— Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt announcing the awarding of $3 million in funding to support projects which encourage transportation alternatives and expand workforce transportation options in communities across the state.
“We are thrilled that Hasbro has chosen Massachusetts as the home of its new headquarters, and we’re ready to support the hundreds of jobs they will create here. We’re proud to welcome this iconic company to Team Massachusetts — where we are number one for education, health care and innovation, and ranked the best state to live in, to raise a family, to be a woman and to be a working parent.
—Gov. Maura Healey on toy company Hasbro’s announcement that the company has signed a lease to relocate its Rhode Island operations to Massachusetts.