THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, May 29, 2020

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Friday, May 29, 2020

Rep. McGonagle scores

BIG for the city

Locks in $1.5M to bolster IT infrastructure

Thank you to all the first responders, healthcare workers, and all other essential workers who are working hard to keep our community safe and healthy. RIGHT BY YOU

Joseph McGonagle State Representative

419 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149 • 617-387-1110 771 Salem St, Lynnfield, MA 01940 • 781-776-4444 www.everettbank.com

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n May 20, State Representative Joseph McGonagle and his colleagues in the House of Representatives passed legislation in their third remote formal session that would invest up to $1.63 billion in the governmental infrastructure of the Commonwealth. The legislation, An Act financing the general governmental infrastructure of the Commonwealth, ensures that Massachusetts invests in large-scale projects related to technology, education and public safety, as well as directs funding to specific regional and municipal projects

in need of improvement, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. “O ve r t h e l a s t s e ve ra l months, thousands of public employees have been working from home,” said State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, Chair of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Ways and Means. “While this has certainly helped us flatten the curve, it has also put tremendous pressure on our IT infrastructure like the Commonwealth has never seen before. These funds will help ensure that em-

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