Dec 7, 2020 | Press Releases
Lawmakers in Massachusetts passed a major police reform bill Tuesday crafted in the wake of nationwide protests over police brutality and systemic racism after George Floyd’s death this summer in Minneapolis. The state House and Senate approved the bill, which...
Nov 30, 2020 | Press Releases
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, Senate President Karen E. Spilka, and Representative Adrian Madaro joined their colleagues in House and Senate to pass legislation authorizing up to $1.8 billion in spending for the improvement of information technology equipment and...
Nov 30, 2020 | Press Releases
The Massachusetts State House and Flag. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) After two days of deliberations, the House passed a roughly $46 billion budget Thursday that includes expanded access to reproductive health care in Massachusetts, stays away from new broad-based taxes, and...
Nov 30, 2020 | Press Releases
(L-R) Senator Boncore, Rep. Michlewitz, and the Nazzaro Center’s Steven Siciliano prepare to distribute Thanksgiving groceries to seniors. The BCYF Nazzaro Center, along with Representative Aaron Michlewitz and Senator Joe Boncore, held a turkey giveaway for seniors...
Nov 30, 2020 | Press Releases
LIHC Investment Group and Belveron Partners have reached agreements with the Boston Housing Authority and MassHousing to extend 60 units of affordable rental housing at Mercantile Wharf, a historic property in Boston’s North End. Mercantile Wharf at the intersection...
Jul 26, 2020 | Press Releases
By Michael P. Norton, Sam Doran and Chris Van Buskirk | State House News Service July 26, 2020 Heading into what has traditionally been a crazed week of frenzied legislating, House leaders are also looking ahead to talks with their Senate counterparts about a rare...