H344, An Act to increase capacity to address the complex needs of students with autism

Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Education. TO:                  Joint Committee on Education FROM:           Senator William N. Brownsberger RE:                  House Bill 344 DATE:            September 18, 2013 I am writing in favor of H344, An Act to increase capacity to address the complex needs of students with autism. This legislation …

S3253, An Act to reduce gun violence and to protect the citizens of the Commonwealth

Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. TO:                   Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security FROM:            Senator William N. Brownsberger RE:                   House Bill 3253, An Act to reduce gun violence and to protect the citizens of the Commonwealth DATE:             September 13, 2013 …

Software Tax will be Repealed

Legislative leaders announced today that they support the repeal of the software tax. The Governor made the same announcement yesterday. I am relieved by this announcement — it means a mistake will be fixed and we will avoid much future controversy. I had become convinced last month that the tax (a) was simply not computable …

S246, An Act relative to healthy kids

Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Education. TO:                  Joint Committee On Education FROM:             Senator William N. Brownsberger RE:                  S246, An Act relative to healthy kids DATE:             September 12, 2013  I am writing in support of S246, An Act relative to healthy kids.  As the number of cases concerning childhood …

Speed limits on highways.

Will, Can you tell us where you would stand on this bill? http://boston.com/news/local/blogs/starts-and-stops/2013/09/11/speed-limit-mph-too-slow-says-rep-winslow/EVS0nTyzzbPozQNrWAMEDN/blog.html This is hearsay, but it came from someone involved in the project. When Rt 3 between Burlington and NH was widened, the speed limit was never changed. My understanding is that after a road is majorly reworked, a speed survey is done …

S1637, An Act relative to motor vehicle registration plates

Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Transportation. TO:          Committee on Transportation  FROM:    Senator William N. Brownsberger  RE:           S1637, An Act relative to motor vehicle registration plates  DATE:       September 10, 2013  I am writing in support of S1637, An Act relative to motor vehicle registration plates.  Eliminating the requirement for …