$100 million

The area's legislative delegation wants to see more state money spent on dredging New Bedford Harbor. Rep. Antonio Cabral, Senator Mark Montigny and others sent a letter to the Baker Administration on Thursday, urging that it loosen the purse-strings and free up funding for dredging...

A simmering dispute between Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and the Democratic-controlled Legislature over Massachusetts' state finances boiled over last week when Baker announced nearly $100 million in unilateral spending cuts. Lawmakers and advocates complained the governor was wielding the budget ax prematurely and without regard to vulnerable citizens who rely on programs that were cut... Read M