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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 Baker's 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, D-Marblehead, and Sen. Brendan Crighton, D-Lynn, to establish a journalism commission in Massachus...

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, versions of the bill have been filed since 2015, driven by student advocates and recent graduates who...

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 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, versions of the bill have been filed since 2015, driven by student advocates and recent graduates who have been sharing their stories with lawmakers. Supporters gathered o...

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 included in Economic Development  Package BOSTON (1/8/2021) — State Representative Lori Ehrlich (D-M...

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 because of a domestic coup attempt," he wrote on Twitter as the rampaging crowd seized the nation...