January 21, 2010, 11:54 PM
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick, delivering his third state of the state address just two days after the surprise election of Republican Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate, urged voters to channel their anger in a positive direction.
January 19, 2010, 5:09 AM
“We have a very difficult budget for 2010 coming up, in large part because the federal stimulus money is running out — it’s not all gone but it’s running out,” Gov. Deval Patrick told WBUR in an interview ahead of his State of the State address this week.
January 18, 2010, 12:30 PM
BOSTON — On Monday, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signs a major education reform package that paves the way for the creation of additional charter schools and grants the state more power to turn around under-performing schools.
December 31, 2009, 5:10 AM
BOSTON — BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers return to the Statehouse next week for the second half of their biennial session. Priorities in the coming year range from patching state finances, the possibility of casino gambling, and, most immediately, an education reform bill.
Here’s what’s ahead for Beacon Hill:
Education Is The First Priority
Right away, it will be [...]
November 30, 2009, 5:10 PM
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick emerged from a meeting with House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Therese Murray and said they have a plan for working through the budget issue, an education bill and a crime bill.
November 18, 2009, 12:53 PM
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick urged the Massachusetts Legislature on Wednesday to suspend its rules and stay in session as long as needed to pass an education-overhaul bill, but the House speaker balked.
November 17, 2009, 8:34 AM
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick is releasing Tuesday what is described as the most comprehensive plan for integrating immigrants into Massachusetts. The director of the state’s Office for Refugees and Immigrants explains how the 131 recommendations would make economic and civic life more inclusive for the immigrant community.
November 05, 2009, 5:09 AM
You’d think that at a time when the state is about to cut 1,000 to 2,000 jobs, this wouldn’t happen: A state official who was forced out of her post last summer is still drawing a consultant’s salary of more than $6,000 a month. That’s what the New England Center for Investigative Reporting at Boston University has learned is happening.
November 02, 2009, 7:21 AM
Controversy and criticism greeted the new Massachusetts Department of Transportation as it opened its doors Sunday. It is widely hailed as one of the largest governmental reorganizations undertaken by the state in the past 50 years.
October 30, 2009, 7:43 AM
WORCESTER, Mass. — Gov. Deval Patrick is preparing to lay off anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000 state workers before the end of the year. The cuts come as the state grapples with another surprise budget deficit. This time, Patrick has to plug a $600 million hole in the budget.
October 29, 2009, 8:27 AM
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick is expected to announce budget reductions Thursday afternoon to help close an estimated $600 million dollar spending gap.
October 28, 2009, 4:38 PM
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick is estimating that the federal stimulus program has created or saved 23,000 jobs in Massachusetts since February.
October 23, 2009, 12:47 PM
BOSTON — President Obama has arrived in Massachusetts for a day of policy and politics. The president is speaking first Friday at MIT about a climate change bill pushed by Sen. John Kerry.
October 23, 2009, 7:16 AM
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — President Obama comes to town Friday to raise money for Gov. Deval Patrick. Two years into his first term, Patrick finds himself in a tough spot. In his attempt to get re-elected next year, he faces not only a Republican opponent but former State Treasurer Tim Cahilll. One possible explanation for Patrick’s quandary: He doesn’t like the give-and-take of politics on Beacon Hill.
October 20, 2009, 3:21 PM
BOSTON — The Patrick administration has talked for over a year about cutting 1,750 jobs from the executive branch work force to cope with state budget deficits, but it’s still short of its goal even as tax collections continue to languish.
