It’s a very solid bill, although we couldn’t do everything that people urged us to do.
Monthly Archives: June 2016
FY17 Budget Settled
It’s a tight budget and we’ll have to watch closely to see whether its assumptions hold up.
Items of Local Interest in the FY17 Budget
The following items of local interest were adopted in the FY17 budget: Belmont (amendments offered by Representative Roger and included in the final package): 2000-1000: “and provided further, that not …
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Fingerprints fail in Senate Uber bill
CommonWealth Magazine reports on the ride-sharing bill that ultimately passed the Senate. Fingerprint based background checks were left out of the bill however the Department of Public Utilities could implement …
First Responders & Injured Pets?
Does Mass law permit first responders to give basic care to pets in fires, accidents and other emergencies? Could we follow Ohio’s lead (unless we already allow this)? http://bigstory.ap.org/article/cddaaafd650d43189c61cfd996c5c400/new-law-supports-first-responders-who-treat-injured-pets
Senate Bill on regulating Uber, Lyft, etc.
I fully support the Senate’s carefully vetted bill on transportation network companies. It will protect public safety without creating barriers to the expansion of TNCs.