The Massachusetts Senate has voted in favor of a bill to empower the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable to serve as a watchdog over Internet Service Providers
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Legislature Passes Balanced FY19 Budget
The FY19 budget targets local aid, education and the opioid epidemic while supporting communities, strengthening the workforce and protecting our most vulnerable residents.
A Failure to make firearms safer
The only thing more tragic than the killing of the Weymouth police officer and a bye stander by a high or deranged suspect with the police officer’s handgun this past …
Criminal Record Access after An Act Relative to Criminal Justice Reform
Where criminal records are more readily available via the internet and third-party background checkers, the potential for long lasting collateral consequences is increased. The recently enacted Criminal Justice Reform law seeks to reduce the negative impact of criminal records on a person’s ability to reintegrate into society..
Why are we subsidizing dirty power & dangerous pipelines, not renewable energy?
Apparently the residents of Massachusetts are going to be charged $1 extra per month on their electricity bills for the next two years to subsidize an unprofitable, dirty power plant that isn’t even needed most of the year: Why?
The End of Session Crunch
It has already been a significant legislative session, but the next few weeks have the potential to make it a block buster.