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State Senate Authorizes $200 Million in Chapter 90 Funding and $150 Million in Additional Grant-Based Programs
BOSTON – On Thursday, the Massachusetts State Senate passed legislation authorizing $200 million in Chapter 90 funding. The Chapter 90 Program, authorized by Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Section 34, provides funding to municipalities to implement capital improvements on public ways. In addition to the annual Chapter 90 funding, the State Senate also authorized an…
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Senator Kennedy Attends Florence Roche Elementary School Groundbreaking
State Senator Ed Kennedy took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Florence Roche Elementary School yesterday June 6, 2022. Originally constructed in 1951, the Florence Roche Elementary School has served the community of Groton for over 70 years. On May 4th, 1980, the school was dedicated to Florence M. Roche, a teacher and…
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Senate Passes FY23 Budget
On Thursday, the Massachusetts State Senate unanimously passed a $49.78 billion budget for the Fiscal Year 2023. This budget makes critical targeted investments in the areas of education, health care, housing and community supports to meet the on-the-ground challenges brought on by the global pandemic and ongoing financial uncertainty. Included within the $49.78 billion spending…
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Senator Kennedy Tours Lowell Cultural Sites
On Friday May 20th State Senator Ed Kennedy; Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development, along with Executive Director of the Mass Cultural Council Michael J. Bobbitt, toured two culturally significant sites in Lowell, Massachusetts. The first stop on the tour was to the Whistler House Museum of Art, where…
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Dracut Water Supply District Breaks Ground At Manganese Treatment Facility
The Dracut Water Supply District (DWSD) recently broke ground at the site of their planned water treatment plant (WTP) in Tyngsborough. The new water treatment plant will include a 2.65 million gallons per day biological pressure filtration treatment system to be used for the removal of iron and manganese from the existing public water supply…
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Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Culture Visit the City of Fall River
The Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development visited several tourist attractions in the City of Fall River on Friday, May 13. The tour included stops at the Narrows Center for the Arts, the Vietnam Memorial Wall, the City Pier, the Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Portugalia Market Place. The tour…
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State Senate Passes Work and Family Mobility Act
Yesterday, State Senator Ed Kennedy joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts State Senate in passing An Act Relative to Work and Family Mobility. This important piece of legislation allows Massachusetts residents who lack federal immigration status to apply for a Massachusetts standard driver’s license, which does not include a REAL ID. The bill has received…
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Lowell Visited By Sister City Delegation From Kalamata, Greece.
During the last week of April, the City of Lowell was visited by a delegation of representatives from its sister city: Kalamata, Greece. On Thursday, April 28, State Senator Ed Kennedy joined Former Mayor of Lowell Bill Samaras, members of the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of New England and members of the delegation from the…
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State Auditor Suzanne Bump Featured on Beacon Hill Buzz
Massachusetts State Auditor Suzanne Bump was a recent guest on Beacon Hill Buzz. Beacon Hill Buzz is Senator Kennedy’s bi-monthly 30-minute television show on LTC. The purpose is to bring state government to the district through interviews with those involved in issues facing the Commonwealth and in the day-to-day process on Beacon Hill. Previous guests…
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State Senate Passes Sports Wagering Legislation
On Thursday, April 28th, State Senator Ed Kennedy joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts State Senate in passing S.2844 An Act regulating sports wagering. This legislation would legalize commercial sports betting in Massachusetts, allowing for both for in-person and online sports betting, and generating an estimated $35 million annually in tax revenue. Additionally, this bill…
