Treasurer Goldberg and Baker-Polito Administration Announce Recipients of Financial Literacy Awards for the Military Community BOSTON — Today, the Office of the State Treasurer and the Baker-Polito Administration’s Division of Banks announced the first recipients of the Operation Money Wise: Financial Education Opportunity Grant. This program supports non-profit organizations, public agencies, and higher education institutions in Massachusetts that foster financial literacy i

Treasurer Goldberg has announced an additional location for the Women’s Economic Empowerment Series. BOSTON — Treasurer Goldberg has announced an additional location for the Women’s Economic Empowerment Series. The workshop, hosted by the Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE) and Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer, is a free program focusing on wage negotiation, money management, retirement and investment strategies for women. The workshop will be held at Framingham St

The New Guideline Builds on Treasurer Goldberg’s Commitment to Ensure Responsible Corporate Governance Strategies for Pension Fund Investments The Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM) Board, which oversees the state’s 71 billion pension fund, yesterday voted unanimously in favor to approve a new proxy voting guideline proposed by Treasurer Deb Goldberg designed to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) employees who work at the comp

BILLERICA — The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that 86 projects, impacting communities across the Commonwealth, are eligible to receive $610.5 million in 2% interest-rate loans to fund construction and planning projects designed to improve water quality, upgrade or replace aging drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and cut treatment plant energy use and costs. The State Revolving Fund (SRF) awards were announced today by Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito a

Today, the Baker-Polito Administration, in partnership with State Treasurer Deb Goldberg’s Office, announced the second-round recipients of Financial Education Innovation funding. BOSTON — Today, the Baker-Polito Administration, in partnership with State Treasurer Deb Goldberg’s Office, announced the second-round recipients of Financial Education Innovation funding. This initiative began in 2015 to provide capital to high schools across the Commonwealth to expand ‘Credit for

Joint Ways and Means Committee - Tuesday, February 6, 2018 TESTIMONY OF TREASURER DEBORAH B. GOLDBERG Joint Ways and Means Committee Tuesday, February 6, 2018 As prepared for delivery: Talking Points Acknowledgments / Introduction Chairwoman Spilka, Chairman Sanchez and Members of the Committee – thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today regarding the Governor’s proposed budget as we approach Fiscal Year 2019. ABCC As you’ve heard me say in the past, and as t

Funds will be used to test for lead and copper in school water fixtures throughout the Commonwealth BOSTON — In a continuing effort to ensure safe drinking water in schools across the Commonwealth, the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust voted today to expand the previously approved Lead in School Drinking Water Assistance Program to include Head Start and special education programs around the state. There are currently 169 Head Start programs and 111 special education programs a