The Healey administration blames “uncertainty created by the changing federal landscape” for the delay, while developers file legal challenges to the freeze.
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Posted inPolice and Courts
Healey visits site of ‘horrifying’ Fall River assisted living fire
A full investigation is underway after nine residents were killed and many others injured in a five-alarm fire at the Gabriel House facility on Sunday night.
Posted inOffshore Wind
Offshore wind power contracts delayed, again, to 2026
SouthCoast Wind and New England Wind have been stalled by the Trump administration’s freeze of new offshore wind permits.
Posted inStatehouse
Massachusetts House and Senate agree on transparency reforms
Committee votes will become public, as the two houses agree on joint rules for the first time since 2019.
Posted inOffshore Wind
Delay leaves offshore wind contracts a year behind schedule
Massachusetts’ 2030 emissions goal could face a “big headwind,” says the state energy secretary.
Posted inStatehouse
House rules embrace some transparency, but not audit push
Democrats turn aside an attempt to force voter law compliance.
Posted inHousing
Mass. Senate approves family shelter reforms, funding
The $425 million bill, sponsored by Sen. Michael Rodrigues of Westport, includes a shorter shelter stay limit and pares down eligibility.
Posted inOffshore Wind
Trump again knocks wind energy, subsidies
Healey says clean power can deliver “American energy independence.”
Posted inOffshore Wind
Vineyard Offshore retreats from major wind project
The company had planned to use the New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal as its operations and maintenance hub.
Posted inSouth Coast Rail
First responders ready for rail emergencies
Special equipment highlighted ahead of South Coast Rail launch in May.