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State House Power Player: Interview with Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, Chair of Ways & Means [Parts I & II]
At NorthEndWaterfront.com, we share a coincident tenure with that of State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, having founded this site during the campaign of the 2009 Special Election when he won the 3rd Suffolk District seat vacated by former Speaker Sal DiMasi. The...
DeLeo Announces $1B Plan to Counteract Climate in Cities and Towns across the Commonwealth
House Speaker Robert DeLeo proposed a sweeping $1 billion environmental grant program Friday that, over the next decade, would fund municipal efforts to build renewable-energy infrastructure and invest in climate resiliency programs.
Rep. Michlewitz 2019-2020 Legislative Priorities
In the 191st Legislative Session, Rep. Aaron Michlewitz filed 18 bills, here is a snapshot of a portion of those bills.
Michlewitz, Rodrigues tapped to lead State House’s powerful budget committees
By Matt Stout Globe Staff February 14, 2019 House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Senate President Karen E. Spilka unveiled their leadership teams Thursday, shuffling in two new chairmen to lead the State House’s powerful budget committees just weeks before the state...
State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz Discusses Re-Precincting, Traffic Violations, Commercial Wharf, and Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing
State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz Discusses Re-Precincting, Traffic Violations, Commercial Wharf, and Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing
As Airbnb battles cities trying to regulate it, one state joins the fight
The sponsor of the Massachusetts bill, state Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, pushed for the measure after he began to see short-term rentals saturating his neighborhood in Boston’s North End.
Human Circle commemorates 100th Anniversary of Great Molasses Flood
By Matt Conti, NorthEndWaterfront.comJanuary 15, 2019 City of Boston Archeologist Joseph Bagley (left), State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz (center) and Boston Parks Commissioner Chris Cook (right) lay a wreath at the molasses tank site at Langone Park in Boston’s North End....
State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz honored at ABCD Community Heroes Celebration
By ABCD NE/WE NSC, NorthEndWaterfront.comNovember 14, 2018 L-R ABCD Sharon Scott Chandler, Exec. Vice President; John Drew, President CEO; Michael Vance, Vice President Field Operations; Maria Stella Gulla, Director NSC; Rep. Aaron Michlewitz and Yvonne Jones ABCD...
Deal struck to impose hotel tax on Airbnb units
We produced one of the strongest short-term rental bills in the country. We were creating a new framework for a brand new industry. We wanted to make sure we did it right. It’s very complicated.
Rep. Michlewitz: Passed House Bill on short-term rentals (AirBnb) brings safety, transparency and revenue
By NorthEndWaterfront.comMarch 27, 2018 The Massachusetts House passed a long-debated bill on short-term rentals (AirBnb, etc.) last Thursday. The North End’s State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz was the lead sponsor who said the bill provides for baseline safety regulations,...