birth rates, Massachusetts and Department of Transportation

Feds tie transportation funding to birth rates: ‘Concerning,’ says Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey slammed a memo from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy that directs the federal Department of Transportation to prioritize projects in communities that have birth rates higher than the national average.
Healey slams Department of Transportation memo tying funding to birth rates
DOT Secretary Sean Duffy mandated that DOT programs, grants, and policies “give preference to communities” with high marriage and birth rates.
Trump wants transportation funding tied to marriage and birth rates. That’s bad news for Massachusetts.
Some have interpreted the memo as a ploy to divert federal funding away from blue states, like Massachusetts, and direct it to red states.
Advocates concerned Massachusetts could lose transportation funding under Trump
A recent memo issued by Trump's Transportation Secretary seemingly takes aim at Democratic strongholds, including Massachusetts.
Trump Official's Directive Tying Transportation Grants to Birth Rates Could Hinder Blue States
President Donald Trump's transportation secretary is instructing his department to prioritize projects for states with higher marriage or birth rates
Transportation head Duffy’s directive to tie funds to birth rates could hinder blue states
Lawmakers representing Democratic-controlled states are pushing back, arguing it is an arbitrary move to help out red states that supported the president.
Trump’s DOT head wants to shake up highway funding. Here’s what it means for Mass.
Given that Massachusetts has lower birth and marriage rates than the national average, the lack of funding for infrastructure ...
Former Boston reality TV star Sean Duffy confirmed as Trump's new transportation chief
President Donald Trump 's new Secretary of Transportation has an interesting Massachusetts connection. Sean Duffy, who was ...
Senate confirms Sean Duffy to lead Department of Transportation
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) to be the next Transportation secretary, putting him in place ...
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Feds tie transportation funding to birthrates: ‘Concerning,’ says Massachusetts G. Maura Healey
Maura Healey slammed a memo from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy that directs ... projects across the United States, including in Massachusetts and New England, where birth rates have ...
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Duffy confirmed as Transportation secretary, backlash to loans pause: recap
Sean Duffy to lead the Transportation Department. Days after senators narrowly confirmed Trump’s embattled Defense ...
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MA: Feds tie transportation funding to birth rates: ‘Concerning,’ says Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey slammed a memo from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy that directs the federal Department of Transportation to prioritize projects in ...