Affected residents in Belmont and Watertown have begun to organize in response to an increase in airplane noise due to the Runway 33L departure procedure. Click here for our first report on this in February. Recently, Senator Brownsberger’s office has heard from many residents negatively impacted by the new departure procedure. Affected residents are encouraged to …
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S1857, An Act extending the Environmental Joint Powers Agreement that created the A-B-C Stormwater Flooding Board, originally filed in January by Senator Brownsberger asS343, was signed into law this morning by Governor Patrick. The new law authorizes a procedure to retroactively extend the environmental joint powers agreement, authorized in 2005, that created the Arlington-Belmont-Cambridge Stormwater Flooding Board. …
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Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Higher Education. TO: Joint Committee on Higher Education FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: Senate Bill 577, An Act regarding higher education opportunities for high school graduates in the Commonwealth, and House Bill 1078, An Act regarding tuition equity for …
Senator Brownsberger testified today before the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies in support of S168, a bill he filed to establish a special commission to study the impacts of video games on our society- and to investigate any connection between games simulating killing or battery and actual violence. You can review the …
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Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Transportation. TO: Joint Committee on Transportation FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: Senate Bill S1636 DATE: October 29, 2013 I am writing in favor of S1636, An Act reducing permitted idling times. S1636 would reduce the lawful length of vehicle idling time …
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Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Transportation. TO: Joint Committee on Transportation FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: House Bills 1590 and 3015 DATE: October 18, 2013 I am writing in favor of H1590, An Act relative to appeals, and H3015, An Act to reduce court fees. These …
