Press Releases

Weymouth Senator named as one of six legislators to the conference committee responsible for drafting final version of the challenging and unique FY2021 state budget BOSTON – Over the past two weeks, the Massachusetts...

BOSTON – The Massachusetts State Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a $46 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21). Included in the budget was an amendment offered by Senator Patrick O’Connor (R-Weymouth) to secure $100,000...

BOSTON – The Massachusetts State Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a $46 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21). Included in the budget was an amendment offered by Senator Patrick O’Connor (R-Weymouth) providing $150,000 of...

BOSTON – The Massachusetts State Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a $46 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21). Included in the budget was an amendment offered by Senator Patrick O’Connor (R-Weymouth) that will provide...

The Mass Cultural Council, in partnership with the Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development, has launched the Cultural Organization Economic Recovery Grant Program, which offers grant assistance to Massachusetts nonprofit cultural organizations negatively impacted...

BOSTON – The Massachusetts State Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a $46 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21), after adding $36.1 million in targeted investments over the course of two days of deliberations....

BOSTON– The Senate Committee on Ways and Means announced a $45.985 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21).  The Committee’s budget is a responsible and balanced plan that ensures fiscal stability and recommends targeted...

BOSTON, MA — The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) has begun disbursement of the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) $300 supplemental benefit to newly eligible unemployment claimants in the Commonwealth who were previously determined ineligible for...

BOSTON – The Massachusetts State Senate and House of Representatives passed An Act relative to additional unemployment benefits for the neediest recipients currently excluded from the Lost Wages Assistance program today. The bill would...

Decision Follows Pair of Emergency Shutdowns Chris Lisinski 10/1/20 11:21 AM OCT. 1, 2020.....The energy company Enbridge will pause its planned start of operations at its natural gas compressor station in Weymouth after the facility...