In 2013, the legislature created a commission to study “the most reliable protocols for assessing and managing the risk of recidivism of sex offenders.” Our goal is to make recommendations that will better protect the public from dangerous people, while being fair to offenders who pose little risk. The subject is difficult and emotional and we are trying to proceed in a step-by-step way to gather a full understanding of the subject before we reach any conclusions about public policy.
Justice
animal welfare, civil law and procedure, criminal law, disability, drug policy, family law, freedom of speech, guardianship, gun violence, housing law, immigration, indigenous agenda, lgbtq rights, policing, privacy, sexual child abuse, terrorism, women's rights
No More Robo Calls
As a politician, I have not been above the occasional robo call, but as a consumer, I get how annoying they are. The Boston Globe recently did a story on a service offered through nomorobo.com which causes robo calls not to ring through to your house. We’ve signed up for it at our house and it seems to work well.
Senator Brownsberger Chairing Special Commission to Reduce the Recidivism of Sex Offenders
Senator Brownsberger is chairing a legislatively-created Special Commission to Reduce the Recidivism of Sex Offenders. Here is information about the Commission, its legislative charge, and meeting agendas and minutes.
Notice: First Meeting of the Special Commission to Reduce the Recidivism of Sex Offenders
The legislatively-created Special Commission to Reduce the Recidivism of Sex Offenders , chaired by Senator Brownsberger, will be meeting for the first time on Tuesday at 10:15 am in Room 348 of the State House. Here is the agenda for the initial meeting.
illegals
Do you favor giving public housing to illegal aliens? Please no BS, just a straight answer.
Implementation of New Background Check Law
The steps taken by Watertown, Belmont, and Boston to implement An Act Relative to Background Checks, Chapter 459 of the Acts of 2012, as amended by Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2013, which requires national background checks for all private and public school employees, contractors, transportation providers, vendors and certain volunteers (those designated by schools), as well as for employees of early education centers licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care.