THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators' votes on roll calls from mid-July sessions.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE (S 2423): The Senate approved (39-1) $743.9 million in capital spending over a period of three years for a range of economic-development initiatives. The biggest item is $330 million for the MassWorks infrastructure grant program, which is promoted as one-stop shopping for cities and towns and other eligible public entities seeking public infrastructure funding to support economic development and job creation. Municipalities could use the money for a variety of things including housing construction, city and town center revitalization projects and mill redevelopment opportunities.
