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Articles on State Politics that may affect Wayland
Metrowest Daily News 5/23/08: Cities may rethink pricey school plans. The Massachusetts School Building Authority will be looking to control school construction costs by preventing cities and towns from building exorbitant new schools.
Boston Globe 1/23/08: School districts strained as state funds fall short. Inflation and operating costs have far outpaced state spending on education, putting intense financial pressure on school districts across the state, according to a preliminary report released yesterday. The report comes as state lawmakers prepare to debate a new budget proposal in what is expected to be a tight fiscal year. The report warned that under the current state budgeting system, even affluent districts might be on the brink of trouble.
Metrowest Daily News 2/21/07: Pike tolls could increase for MetroWest drivers in 2008.
Metrowest Daily News 2/4/07: MetroWest towns seek to join state insurance pool, hoping to contain spiraling healthcare costs.
Boston Globe 1/4/07: Health costs hit town in wallet, with many towns in the Globe West region struggling to find ways to contain the costs.
Boston Globe 1/2/07: Property taxes rising across the state. After passing an override for FY07, Wayland is cited as one of several towns with "double digit percentage increases" for this year. At 9.8% (including new growth), Wayland was one of 19 municipalities in this group, based on publicly available data (data was not available on the DOR site for 59 out of 351 municipalities in Massachusetts in the DOR database).
Boston Globe 10/5/06: Officials lobby to keep Fast Lane Discount for Pike users
Boston Globe 7/2/06: School Building Assistance Program set to begin to review proposals
Metrowest Daily News 5/16/06: Bill would let special education students who fail the MCAS to walk in graduation ceremonies. To date, all Wayland special education students have been able to graduate - either by passing the MCAS or by filing a successful appeal with the state.
Boston Globe 5/14/06: New School aid formula improves picture for suburban schools.
Boston Globe 5/4/06: Schools await new state aid figures.
Boston Globe 4/28/06: School aid to increase for next year.
Boston Globe 4/1/06: Many towns struggling with overrides. Reduced state aid is forcing many towns to choose between reduced services or higher taxes.
Boston Globe 2/2/06: Romney's plan increases school aid, but not much. Romney's budget would send $100,000 more to Wayland schools than prior year.
Boston Globe 1/25/06: Governor Romney calls for changes to allocation formula for school aid.
Boston Globe 1/23/06: Will Gov. Romney's promise of increased aid to towns actually help Wayland?
Boston Globe 1/22/06: Suburban legislators are arguing for rationality in the Chapter 70 formula.
Metrowest Daily News 1/22/06: Town officials hopeful that Romney's promise of more local aid will help town's financial situation.
Wayland Town Crier 1/19/06: Wayland Representative Sue Pope co-sponsors "Benefits Fairness Act", which seeks to provide basic legal rights to same-sex couples without enabling them to marry.
Wayland Town Crier 1/19/06: Sue Pope to seek re-election.
Boston Globe 1/14/06: Romney announces increase in state aid to cities and towns.
Boston Globe 1/12/06: Suburban communities are demanding a fix to the funding formula that they believe is shortchanging their schools.
Metrowest Daily News 1/10/06: Wayland Rep. Sue Pope among many who support "no brainer" bill that would mandate HIV testing for accused rapists.