Below, please find the main text of a press release dated November 1 from DCR about Storrow Drive Lane Closures. =========================== WHAT: Beginning Monday, November 4 at 10:00 a.m., the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will implement an alternating single lane closure on Storrow Drive westbound at the Longfellow Bridge. The lane closure is being …
Senate Passes Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence
Below please find the official Senate press release dated October 24 pertaining to legislation the Senate passed unanimously last week. ======================= BOSTON – The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed legislation to strengthen penalties for strangulation, enhance protections for victims of domestic violence and establish new employment rights that will help victims keep their jobs and …
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Senate Passes Bill to Regulate Compounding Pharmacies
Below find the official Senate press release regarding improved regulation for compounding pharmacies. I feel that the legislation will add important protections in an area of previously under-regulated activity. =========== BOSTON – To ensure patient safety, the Senate on Wednesday passed legislation by a vote of 38-0 to increase regulatory oversight of compounding pharmacies in …
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S1636, An Act reducing permitted idling times
Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Transportation. TO: Joint Committee on Transportation FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: Senate Bill S1636 DATE: October 29, 2013 I am writing in favor of S1636, An Act reducing permitted idling times. S1636 would reduce the lawful length of vehicle idling time …
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An argument for hydrogen fusion
Last weekend, I met a Massachusetts senator at local charity event. I asked the Senator a question about Hydrogen Fusion research funding at MIT, which had been cut again because of sequestration. The Senator commented that the Department of Energy does not want to fund fusion research. I followed up by asking independent fusion research …
Watertown Community Foundation (WCF) accepting health-related grant applications
Here is a press release we share from the Watertown Community Foundation (WCF)announcing that it is now accepting proposals for its health-related grant program, “Healthy Watertown.” Wanted: “Healthy Watertown” Grant Applications The Watertown Community Foundation (WCF) is now accepting proposals for its health-related grant program. The “Healthy Watertown” Program is designed to help organizations that serve Watertown …
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