ICYMI: On Sat. 2/18, Senator Brownsberger hosted a community discussion on energy and climate bills filed in the 2017-2018 legislative session
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PRELIMINARY INVENTORY OF CLIMATE/ENERGY BILLS PENDING
This is a preliminary inventory of major bills in the climate energy space in the coming session.
An Act to reduce traffic fatalities
Senator Brownsberger, Representatives Rogers and Hecht along with several other legislators and a coalition of bicycle, pedestrian and transportation advocates worked together to develop a bill, An Act to Reduce Traffic Fatalities, which includes several measures to improve road safety. This comprehensive road safety bill includes: • childhood bicycle education • large vehicle safety equipment …
Citizens’ Legislative Seminar, Spring 2017
78th Citizens’ Legislative Seminar – An invitation to learn about the legislative process Senator Brownsberger is seeking nominees to participate in the 78th Citizens’ Legislative Seminar (CLS) to be held March 21 and March 22, 2017 at the State House in Boston. CLS is a semi-annual educational seminar geared towards adults of all ages interested in learning …
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Bike Lane Parking
One of the last bills adopted at the end of the 2015-2016 legislative session was H.3072, An Act protecting bicyclists in bicycle lanes, sponsored by Rep. Dave Rogers. When a vehicle is parked in a bike lane it expose cyclists to danger by forcing them to swerve into the flow of traffic, around the obstruction. The …
Trump AG pick could halt legal pot industry
The Boston Globe reports on the impact that the new US Attorney General may have on the state’s recreational marijuana law.