Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday announced a $2.5 billion bill proposal to invest in the UMASS system, state universities and community colleges.
The governor announced the bond bill – An Act to Build Resilient Infrastructure to Generate Higher Education Transformation (the BRIGHT Act) — at the Bridgewater State University Cyber Range. The proposal would use Fair Share revenues to fund investments such as new laboratories, classrooms and mental health facilities on college campuses.
The construction activity spurred by the spending contemplated under the bill would create approximately 15,000 associated jobs, the governor’s office said…