There are more than 130,000 people in our state with Alzheimer’s disease supported by 337,000 family caregivers, and that number is growing. Alzheimer’s is a true public health crisis.
Yearly Archives: 2018
Net Neutrality Bill Passes Senate
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
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 weekend is the fact the these deaths could have been prevented by “smart gun technology” if the commonwealth required police departments to use this technology …
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?