Category: Government Affairs – Page 5

MAPC Launches “MetroCommon 2050: Shaping our Region Together”

Posted on May 6, 2022 at 2:19 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Screenshot of the MetroCommon 2050 Digital Hub. Click to open. MAPC Launches ‘MetroCommon 2050: Shaping our Region Together’ New long-range land use and public policy plan offers a vision and […]

Action Alert: FY23 House Budget Priorities

Posted on April 15, 2022 at 5:43 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Action Alert: FY23 House Budget Priorities On Wednesday, the Massachusetts House of Representative’s Ways and Means Committee released their FY23 budget bill. MAPC is incredibly grateful for the Committee for the […]

Driver’s License Bill Wins Support of 15 Mayors and Managers Across Commonwealth

Posted on January 27, 2022 at 1:28 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

BOSTON –15 Mayors and City Managers from across Massachusetts today announced their support for The Work and Family Mobility Act in a letter submitted to the Joint Committee on Transportation. […]

Proof-of-vaccination requirement offers critical public health, economic benefits

Posted on January 4, 2022 at 9:19 am. Written by Kasia Hart

This comic by Lillian Lee encouraging vaccination is one of many free public health messaging artworks commissioned by MAPC and free to use. Learn more: www.mapc.org/covid19-art. Proof-of-vaccination requirement offers critical […]

COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits Available to Municipalities

Posted on December 30, 2021 at 9:27 am. Written by Elise Harmon

The Baker-Polito administration announced on Wednesday, December 29 that new contracts with COVID-19 at-home test manufacturers will allow municipalities and other eligible entities to order rapid test kits at state-negotiated […]

Statement: State should follow Boston’s lead on indoor vaccine requirements

Posted on December 20, 2021 at 10:18 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Today, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu took an important step forward to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. By requiring proof of vaccination to enter restaurants, gyms, and other public […]

Statement: State should follow Boston’s lead on indoor vaccine requirements

Posted on December 20, 2021 at 10:05 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Monday, December 20, 2021 Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) Executive Director Marc Draisen and Deputy Director for Public Affairs and Advocacy Lizzi Weyant today issued the following statement: “Today, Boston […]

Breaking Transmission: Indoor Mask Policies in Greater Boston

Posted on December 20, 2021 at 9:31 am. Written by Elise Harmon

With indoor masking policies varying between Greater Boston’s cities and towns, it can be confusing to figure out which municipalities—and how many—require masks indoors. Today, MAPC released an interactive map […]

Action Alert: Support Local and Regional Public Health in the ARPA Spending Bill

Posted on November 15, 2021 at 9:30 am. Written by Elise Harmon

This fall, the Massachusetts House and Senate have been hard at work designing an American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) spending bill that will advance the Commonwealth’s pandemic recovery. Both the […]

MAPC Releases Statement on Municipal Public Health in ARPA Spending Bills

Posted on November 13, 2021 at 3:49 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) today released the following statement on the Legislature’s pending ARPA bills related to municipal public health funding and policy reform.