Daily Update 8/31: Coverage on the Special Election
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Today: Monday, August 31, 2009
- Governor Patrick today announced the administration has successfully developed a plan to provide comprehensive health insurance to the 31,000 legal immigrants who were previously enrolled in Commonwealth Care and scheduled to lose their coverage because of budget reductions. Learn more here.
- Governor Patrick today announced the special election to fill the seat left vacant by the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy will be held on January 19, 2010. Learn more here.
In the Press:
- Remembering Senator Edward Kennedy – Governor Patrick participated in the memorial service and funeral to honor the life and legacy of Senator Kennedy, and his service and commitment to our Commonwealth and country. Read more here.
- Special Election – As the nation and citizens of the Commonwealth continue to mourn the passing and celebrate the life of the Senator Kennedy, discussion continues regarding the special election to fill Senator Kennedy’s seat in the Senate. Read related articles in the Boston Globe, here, the Boston Herald, the Associated Press, the Herald News, WCVB, the Republican, and Bloomberg News.
- Special Election – As the nation and citizens of the Commonwealth continue to mourn the passing and celebrate the life of the Senator Kennedy, discussion continues regarding the special election to fill Senator Kennedy’s seat in the Senate. Read related articles in the Boston Globe, here, the Boston Herald, the Associated Press, the Herald News, WCVB, the Republican, and Bloomberg News.
- Increased Access to Broadband – As part of the Patrick-Murray’s Administration’s commitment to economic recovery, high-speed computer access will be improved for Western Massachusetts: “The Patrick administration is trying to rectify the lack of high-speed computer access with a bid for $100 million from the federal government’s economic stimulus package.” Extending broadband to 43 Western Massachusetts towns could significantly improve the economy in these communities, with the creation of an estimated 1,360 jobs in construction and at least 1,680 additional jobs through use of the network.
- Read more in a Boston Globe editorial.
This Week:
- On Saturday, Governor Patrick attended the funeral mass for Senator Edward M. Kennedy at The Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
- Governor Patrick attended the Caribbean Day Parade in Roxbury.