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State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Sunday May 05, 2024 ( 3 items )  

As Austria Celebrates 'Bruckner Year,' Clark Scholar Reveals Composer's Complex History
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 4 (TNSres) -- Clark University issued the following news: By Meredith Woodward King Austria has declared 2024 as "Bruckner Year," celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of its noted 19th-century composer Anton Bruckner. As the festivities ramp up, Clark University Music Professor Benjamin Korstvedt is hitting a career high note as one of the world's foremost authorities on the composer, born Sept. 8, 1824, in a village near Linz, Austria. "Bruckner has re  more

Gov. Healey Signs Chapter 90 Bill to Improve Bridges, Roads, and Infrastructure Across Massachusetts
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 4 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Today, Governor Maura Healey signed legislation at an event in Melrose which authorizes $200 million for Fiscal Year 2025 to fund bridge and road maintenance and other infrastructure projects in municipalities across the state under the Chapter 90 program. In addition, the legislation will fund a total of $175 million more for six transportation infrastructure grant programs.   more

Healey-Driscoll Administration to Launch Statewide Campaign in Support of Governor Healey's Housing Agenda
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 4 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Next week, the Healey-Driscoll administration will launch a statewide campaign calling attention to the urgent need to act to lower housing costs across Massachusetts and highlighting housing's impact on everyday life. Each event hosted by the administration over the next few weeks will highlight a different way in which housing impacts residents' lives and the need for action t  more