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THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes from the week of Oct. 16-20. GUN BILL (H 4135) — House 120-38, approved and sent to the Senate a bill that changes some of the state’s gun laws. Provisions include limiting the carrying of guns into public places including schools, polling […]

Just 10 days after a very traumatic birth, Josephine Mae Eldridge passed away peacefully in her parents arms at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI on October 7, 2023. During

Despite being a national leader on many environmental issues, Mass. has fallen woefully behind other states that have imposed bans or updated their bottle bills to increase their recycling rate, advocates say.

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes from recent roll calls on overriding Gov. Maura Healey’s veto of several items in the $56.2 billion fiscal 2024 budget. $2.5 MILLION HOME AND HEALTHY FOR GOOD PROGRAM (H 4040) House 153-0, Senate 37-1, overrode Gov. Healey’s veto of $2.5 million […]

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes from the week of Oct. 2-6. All Senate roll calls are on overriding Gov. Maura Healey’s veto of several items in the fiscal 2024 budget. The House already overrode the vetoes. EMPLOYERS MUST DISCLOSE A SALARY RANGE WHEN POSTING A JOB […]

AYER — Welcoming attendees to the recent Nashoba Valley Regional Transportation Forum, Town Manager Robert Pontbriand noted the significance of the venue, the Great Hall, outside of which was the town’s busy center.With the windows open to cool the air from a hot day, the sounds of Main Street traffic and MBTA trains could be […]

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes from the week of Sept. 25-29. LEGISLATURE APPROVES TAX RELIEF PACKAGE (H 4104) House 155-1, Senate 38-1, approved and sent to Gov. Maura Healey the conference committee version of a tax relief package. It was drafted as a compromise to the […]

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. This week’s report is on the latest fundraising and expenditure numbers for the state’s 40 senators’ campaign committees from the latest filing period of Aug. 1, 2023 to Aug. 31, 2023. It also includes how much money each senator […]

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. TAX REDUCTION PACKAGES STILL LINGERING IN COMMITTEE — It’s been almost three months since the House and Senate created a conference committee to hammer out a compromise version of different tax relief packages approved by each branch. The Senate’s […]

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