Health

Baker-Polito Administration Division of Banks Joins Multi-State Initiative to Provide Relief to Massachusetts Student Loan Borrowers

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Division of Banks (DOB) has joined a multi-state initiative to secure payment relief options for Massachusetts...

Reading Churches React to COVID-19

Reading, MA – As we enter further into quarantine and self-isolation, Reading residents have seen a variety of their...

Extension of School and Non-Emergency Child Care Program Closures, Continued Steps to Support COVID-19 Response

New measures include deferred student loan payments, updated remote learning guidance and enacting legislation to protect residents from evictions...

Implementation Of CARES Act Unemployment Benefits For Self-Employed, Gig Economy And Other Workers

Residents Can Now Apply For Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration announced today that Massachusetts residents who...

Governor Announces Distribution Of PPE To All Emergency Responders In Massachusetts

BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced the distribution of approximately 200,000 respirator masks for all local law enforcement officers...

Governor Tours Field Medical Station at Joint Base Cape Cod, Announce Further COVID-19 Response Reporting Data

BOURNE – Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito today joined Massachusetts National Guard Adjutant Major General Gary W....

Jones, Hill Support Liability Protections for Health Care Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic

Provide joint testimony urging swift passage of Governor’s bill BOSTON – House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading)...

Baker Launches Manufacturing Emergency Response Team To Support Supply Production

BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced a new initiative and over $10 million in funding to support manufacturers’ efforts...

Baker-Polito Administration Provides Update On Hospital Surge Capacity

BOSTON – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration provided an update on the Commonwealth’s hospital capacity and efforts to add more beds...

Governor Issues Further Public Health Guidance to Mitigate Spread of COVID-19, Expands First Responder Testing Sites to Include Grocery Store Workers and Authorizes Increased National Guard Activation

BOSTON – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration issued further public health guidance, expanded resources for critical workers and increased Massachusetts National...