Today, the Senate Ethics Committee released its investigate report and recommendations regarding the conduct of Senator Rosenberg.
New Initiatives
I note that the California Democratic Party has added a Universal Basic Income plank to its platform. http://bit.ly/2rbT1ID I hope you will consider pioneering the idea in this state. I also hope you will think about something like Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend for the citizens of Massachusetts, only based on offshore wind power generation. We …
Volunteers participate in Earth Day Charles River Cleanup
Coverage of the 19th Annual Charles River Cleanup, which Senator Brownsberger sponsors and coordinates in Watertown and Brighton, via WickedLocal Cambridge
Diversion in the Criminal Justice Reform Package
Preventing people from entering the criminal justice system is the best way to minimize the costs and harms of prosecution. Our criminal justice reform package expands possibilities for diversion from prosecution, while at the same time assuring that serious cases are not inappropriately diverted
CityLine: Sweeping Criminal Justice Reform
Senator Brownsberger joins Channel 5’s Karen Holmes Ward and guests Rahsaan Hall of the ACLU and Sana Fadel of Citizens for Juvenile Justice for a discussion on the recently enacted criminal justice reform law, via WCVB
Senate bill aims to help borrowers struggling with student loans
State House News Service coverage of the Senate’s vote to pass legislation filed by Senator Brownsberger that would eliminate professional licensure penalties for student debt default, via The Berkshire Eagle