Patrick Administration

The Patrick Administration is making another major investment in New Bedford, this time at the State Pier. Rep. Wililam Straus of Mattapoisett, co-chair of the Committee on Transportation, says the state is putting up $1 million to install refrigeration in one of the State Pier warehouses...

The Patrick administration is expected to cut an estimated $325 million from the state budget to address a shortfall that is emerging in the fiscal year 2015 budget. The reduction will be felt across all state agencies, including universities such as UMass Dartmouth. ...

NOAA is sending $14.5 million to Massachusetts to assist the Commonwealth's struggling commercial fishermen. Under a plan worked out between NOAA and the New England states, one-third of that money will be held back to help fund a vessel buy-back program...

The Patrick Administration is moving to stamp out smoking in public housing. The Department of Housing and Community Development on Thursday issued guidelines to all 240 local housing authorities urging them to develop smoke-free housing policies within their state-aided public housing units...

The Patrick administration is warning that the federal government shutdown is harming the Massachusetts economy and putting people across the state in jeopardy.

Democrat and businessman Dan Wolf is hoping to be the next Governor of Massachusetts.  Wolf is a State Senator on Cape Cod and is a co-founder of Cape Air, the airline that serves New Bedford.  Wolf tells WBSM News, he's familiar with issues on the Southcoast, including the challenges facing the fishing industry...