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Taking the vital signs of Bay State journalism Wicked Local Massachusetts lawmakers were quite prodigious in the final days of the State Legislature’s two-year session, sending 141 bills to Gov. Charlie Bakers desk.  The Legislature’s stack of eclectic bills deal with public-policy issues that run the gamut from home-rule petitions and climate change to craft-beer distribution and economic development. In the latter omnibus bill, one will find provisions written by state Rep. Lori Ehrlich,...

Activists relieved to get campus assault bill to Baker The Massachusetts State House in Boston GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Modified: 1/7/2021 8:10:54 PM College students would be anonymously surveyed about their experiences with sexual misconduct on campus and would have access to new, confidential resources in the event of sexual assault, under a bill that’s now on Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk after a last-minute flurry of activity in the Legislature this week. In a state rich with college campuses, v...

Activists relieved to get campus assault bill to Baker Katie Lannan BOSTON - College students would be anonymously surveyed about their experiences with sexual misconduct on campus and would have access to new, confidential resources in the event of sexual assault, under a bill thats now on Gov. Charlie Bakers desk after a last-minute flurry of activity in the Legislature this week. In a state rich with college campuses, versions of the bill have been filed since 2015, driven by student advoca...

I’m excited to report that the Legislature has approved the creation of a special commission to study the state of local news in Massachusetts and make some recommendations. This is an effort that has been two years in the making, and I’m looking forward to serving. Some background here. What follows is a press release from the co-sponsors, Rep. Lori Ehrlich, D-Marblehead, and Sen. Brendan Crighton, D-Lynn. Legislature Sends Journalism Commission to Governor’s Desk Commission language inc...

Rep. Seth Moulton dubs Capitol Building riot anarchy, a failed coup It was the first time a mob seized control of the federal building in 211 years Sign up for the Salem Gazette and the Marblehead Reporter newsletters. Congressman Seth Moulton characterized the hundreds of riotous Trump loyalists who swarmed the U.S. Capitol Building on Wednesday afternoon as “anarchy” and “an attempted domestic coup.” "We are being told to shelter in place not because of a foreign terrorist attack but...

Farley-Bouvier Authors Bill to Combat Sexual Violence on Campuses The Massachusetts Legislature has passed S.2979, An Act relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses. According to a press release, the bill was authored by State Representatives Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D-Pittsfield) and Lori Ehrlich (D-Marblehead) and provides Massachusetts institutions of higher learning with the tools and training needed to prevent sexual violence and misconduct on campus. Rape culture is alive and ...

State Rep. Lori Ehrlich Sign up for the Marblehead Reporter and the Swampscott Reporter’s newsletter. As the roller coaster ride of 2020 and an unprecedented legislative session come to an end, it is a good time to reflect as we begin to look forward. It has certainly been a year of precedents, many I hope are never revisited, but beneath the political and public health headlines were also many inspiring stories of resilience: Heroic healthcare workers improvised without the equipment they ne...

We asked and you shared, holiday stories from your friends and neighbors (and a couple of out-of-towners) Wicked Local Leslie Mead is a believer in the holiday spirit. This has been a tough year for everyone,  but Mead lost her longtime companion Gwenn (her dog) who graced our “Your News” pages regularly over the years and will miss her kids this holiday season — and yet, she still believes in the holiday spirit. She said between the carolers, ice sculptures, decorations at the Hooper ...