More regulation for extended bar service bill to come, Sen. Brownsberger Says

Universal Hub? reported that “State legislators are once again considering a Boston proposal to let bars in some neighborhoods – such as the Seaport – stay open past 2 a.m.” Senator Brownsberger filed bill S127? An Act modernizing the business licensing process, at the request of Mayor Walsh. “Brownsberger said the current proposal is a first draft and that he wants to see language added that would specifically protect neighborhoods that don’t want longer hours at their neighborhood bars.”

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.'”