Off-limits affordable housing law clouds Senate passage of zoning reforms

The State House News Service reported via WWLP News 22 on the zoning reform debate – Senator Brownsberger share his thoughts on the necessity of including some reforms to Chapter 40B in order to make progress:  “One of the decisions that was made in the drafting of this legislation was to keep 40B out of …

Senate to debate the automatic license suspension law

22News WWLP reported on the Senate debate on bill S.2014 relative to the automatic license suspension of drivers licenses, and reported that, “Belmont State Senator William Brownsberger told 22News that prison time should be punishment enough. ‘People are starting to realize we’re grinding people down. Okay, we punish them – good, done. Now we have to let them get back on their feet.'”