On Tuesday, June 21, at 10AM in Room A-2 in the State House, the Education Committee will hear testimony on two pieces of legislation related to the membership of the board of education. Both bills — House 1088 (sponsored by Rep. Walz) and House 1917 (sponsored by Rep. Garballey) — are designed to assure that …
Legislative News
commonwealth conversations, outlook, senate press releases, updates and analysis
Redistricting Meeting
Representative Brownsberger will be participating in a meeting on Redistricting which is being held in Lexington at the Cary Memorial Library, 1874 Mass. Ave. at 7PM on June 9th. The major redistricting question for Massachusetts is how to shrink our Congressional delegation from 10 to 9, since that reduction is dictated by the 2010 Census. …
Legislative Stats for the 2009-2010 Session
An overview of bill flow in the past session.
Freezing unemployment insurance rates
Today, the House voted unanimously to stop an increase in the unemployment insurance assessments on employers.
40B Vote?
Will, Please advise on 40B and what its repeal would mean to Belmont. Thanks.
The 2009-2010 Session: A Mixed Bag
The two year formal legislative session, now ended, has been a mixed bag. Perhaps the best news about the session is that we got through it.