Greetings – I have resided in Belmont since 1982 and lived here also in 1972-1973. I believe the Massachusetts alimony practice is very unfair. I hope you support HB 1785 – is that so? If you have not already, please read the recent WSJ and Metrowest articles (and comments) which describe the issues. I look …
Legislative News
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Endangered Species Act is Endangered
Endangered species acts in addition to the obvious goal of protecting endangered species, are sensitive “canaries in the coal mines,” that warn us of dangers before it is too late. If today’s endangered species are allowed to die out because we can’t afford to protect their environments we will be much less likely to …
Bottle Bill
The price of bottle deposits hasn’t changed in decades. I would hope that we would increase each deposit to at least 10 cents, to more accurately reflect price increases, and furthermore that there be some sort of provision for a periodic update (say every 5 years, or every 3, or something like that) that reflects …
Ending outrageous bank overdraft charges
Responding to constituents who had complained about outrageous bank overcharges, I filed a bill earlier this year that would limit bank overcharges to one per day.
Supporting the bottle bill — hearing on October 7
I’ve been getting a lot of emails lately that read as follows:
“Please support HB 3515, the updated Bottle Bill. It has been the most successful recycling program in the Commonwealth. Over 30 billion containers have been recycled since it became law in 1983.
Next Draft of Non-competition Legislation — Hearing on October 7
Representative Ehrlich and I are pleased to now publish a next draft for continued input. A hearing on the legislation will be held at 10:30AM on October 7 in Room A-2 in the state house.