Since state Rep. Dylan Fernandes announced early this month that he will run for state Senate next year, only one candidate has made a public bid for his seat. The seat has been held by a Democrat for at least 35 years but the GOP is determined to get a candidate on the ballot.
State Rep. Dylan Fernandes, a Falmouth Democrat who represents the Island in the statehouse, announced Thursday he is planning to run for a seat that serves parts of Cape Cod and Plymouth County in the 2024 election.
The Dukes County government is looking into the potential of changing a state finance law so it could have a more stable rainy day fund.
Issues from abortion protections to the Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank were top of mind for Islanders at a town hall forum hosted by state Rep. Dylan Fernandes at the Oak Bluffs Library last week.
New legislation introduced this week would require the Steamship Authority to add a chief operating officer to the senior ranks of management.
The legislature’s Joint Committee on Housing will convene at 11 a.m. on Tuesday to consider a variety of bills to address housing affordability.