tackling the housing crisis I sat down with New Bedford’s Office of Housing and Community Development Director Josh Amaral, Senator Montigny, and Representative Hendricks to talk frankly about how we’re working together to address housing costs and production. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbulEeAU0uM&t=1s
Opinion: “Moving Beyond MCAS” As Massachusetts residents prepare to head to the polls, I explain why it’s time to work together to develop more effective accountability strategies for our hardworking students — and it starts by voting NO on Question 2. Read my recent op-ed in the New Bedford Light here.
JINGLE AND MINGLE HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER The Holiday season is always a very special time of year for all of us. It is a time of coming together, reflecting on the year, and showing support for those who have dedicated themselves to serving our community. In that spirit, I am excited to spend time with you …
Rep. Cabral Honors Von Marie Moniz for 2023 Latino Excellence Award November 1, 2023 Representative Antonio F. D. Cabral (D-New Bedford) was proud to nominate Von Marie Moniz of New Bedford for the 2023 Latino Excellence Award. She was among the Latino leaders from across Massachusetts honored at the State House on Thursday, October 26th …
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Op-Ed: “Massachusetts’ Competitiveness Begins at Home: The Case for Reforming the State’s Outdated Local Aid Formula” October 30, 2023 Back in 2019, the MA House and Senate unanimously approved an overhaul of the state’s funding formula for public education, following findings released by the 2015 Foundation Budget Review Commission, resulting in an infusion of millions …
PRESIDENT BOLIEIRO MEETS WITH REP. CABRAL; MAYOR MITCHELL AND CABRAL TO JOIN CEREMONIES IN FAIAL August 30, 2023 Lurdes DaSilva, O Jornal https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/local/ojornal/2023/08/29/president-of-the-azores-and-rep-cabral-discuss-issues-of-mutual-concern-mayor-mitchell-and-cabral-to/70712348007/ NEW BEDFORD – The strategic future of the Azores-U.S. relationship as well as climate change, renewable energy and ocean conservation were some of the topics on the table when the President of …
STATE LEGISLATURE PASSES FY2024 BUDGET; NEW BEDFORD LOCAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT FROM FUNDS July 31, 2023 BOSTON, MA – On Monday, July 31, 2023, Representative Antonio F. D. Cabral (D-New Bedford) joined his House and Senate colleagues in unanimously passing a $56.2 billion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2024. This budget responds to …
REP. CABRAL ON “THE BEACON HILL REPORT” WITH JIM MARSHALL July 14, 2023 I always enjoy sitting down with Jim Marshall on the New Bedford Cable Network’s Beacon Hill Report to discuss what’s going on with the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget, the pending Tax Relief package, the Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP) and what it …
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MA HOUSE PASSES SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FEATURING REP. CABRAL TOP PRIORITY — THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM July 13, 2023 https://youtu.be/JlfWDdr-DYY This afternoon, Representative Antonio F.D. Cabral (D-New Bedford) voted in support of a $693 million supplemental budget that features funding for hospitals, collective bargaining agreements, special education, and most importantly, a top priority long fought …
Effort Underway To Restore Cash, Food Aid To Legal Immigrants Benefits Were Lost Following Late 1990s Welfare Reform Chris Lisinski State House News Service 5/3/23 12:13 PM STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MAY 3, 2023…..More than two decades after Massachusetts cut off legal immigrants from popular safety net programs, a coalition of community groups and health care …
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