With skyrocketing COVID-19 cases, lawmakers are looking for clarity from the Baker administration on how resources intended to deal with another surge have been used and whether additional money might be necessary:
With skyrocketing COVID-19 cases putting a strain on public- and private-sector workforces and stretching the state's testing capacity to its limits, House Speaker Ron Mariano on Monday said lawmakers were looking for clarity from the Baker administration on how resources intended to deal with another surge have been used and whether additional money might be necessary.
The Quincy Democrat noted how the Legislature agreed last June to leave $200 million in American Rescue Plan Act under the control of the governor"in anticipation of any future surges.
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