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Legislative News
commonwealth conversations, outlook, senate press releases, updates and analysis
7/31/12 Healthcare Bill
The bill purports to save $200 billion over the coming 15 years which works out to $13 billion per year. About 60% of employer-sponsored health insurance is self-insured and thus generally not subject to state control. The remaining 40% of “fully-insured” plans carry premiums of about $13 billion per year. How can that be? How could …
Will the legislature act if ballot questions 2 & 3 fail?
If the 2012 ballot questions for physician assisted suicide and medical marijuana fail, do you think there’s a chance that the legislature will act on those topics?
69th Citizens’ Legislative Seminar in October – Constituents are Invited to Apply
The 69th Citizens’ Legislative Seminar (CLS) will be held this fall on Monday, October 15 and Tuesday, October 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the State House. Each senator may nominate one constituent to participate. The CLS is a great opportunity for residents to get a firsthand look at how the legislative process works, and …
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Session Wrap-up
On Tuesday night we finished formal sessions for the 2011-2012 legislative session. Here’s a summary of what we got done.
Environmental Bills — Session Wrap-up
The 2011-12 session included some important good news in the environmental area, but there were also some disappointments.