The Boston Globe reports that the House has approved the bill creating a new sentence for juveniles convicted of first degree murder.
Bowker Overpass Meeting 6/30/14
MassDOT will be holding a public information meeting on the Bowker Overpass Repairs, Monday June 30th at 6pm. The meeting will be a the Copley Branch of the Boston Public Library in the Johnson Conference Rooms. The purpose of the meeting will be to introduce the Bowker repairs contractor, review the work schedule and to …
FCC/State rules about telemarketing calls
Our office has had some questions from residents who have been annoyed by the volume of calls they receive from autodialers. The FCC has specific rules for automatic telephone dialing systems. These rules apply whether or not you have registered your home phone number(s) on the national Do-Not-Call list. The links below were provided by …
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Identity theft – Difficulty establishing “fraud alerts” beyond three months
June Roberts asks: What can be done to make it easier to extend the period of fraud alert notices from consumer credit reporting agencies?
State-sponsored jobs for youth
There are important signs for hope. There are many organizations which recruit talented youth in Boston-ABCD, the Urban League, the Roxbury Resource Center (part of the City of Boston), to name a few. There are numerous organizations providing training opportunities. Boston is about to launch a STEM school at Dearborn, for example. What is needed …
Voting for the Convention Center
Will writes: Last night the Senate gave preliminary approval to legislation authorizing the borrowing of $1 billion for expansion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in South Boston. I came to feel comfortable with the bill and did vote for it, although I share a number of common concerns about this kind of legislation, including the following: