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Senate economic development bond bill
Coverage of Senate economic development bond bill in the Nexus archive.
- The Legislature can adopt a simple fix to help Massachusetts communities drowning in student transportation costs
Massachusetts communities face rising student transportation costs, particularly for special needs and homeless students. A proposed amendment to the Senate’s economic development bond bill aims to increase competition and reduce costs by updating transportation vehicle requirements, addressing findings from an Inspector General report that highlighted lack of bidding competition for contracts.