The Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means released comprehensive criminal justice reform legislation today, making some revisions to the Judiciary Committee criminal justice bill. Below is a summary of the bill, which the Senate will vote on next Thursday, October 26th. Your feedback is appreciated.
Lowell Sun: Acton senator’s ranked-choice voting bill sees sizable support in hearing
By J.D. Capelouto, Statehouse Correspondent October 13, 2017 BOSTON — Activists donning blue “Voter Choice Massachusetts” shirts packed a Statehouse hearing room Thursday and begged lawmakers to move forward on an Acton senator’s bill to make “ranked choice voting” an option on ballots statewide. Speakers at a hearing before the Joint Committee on Election Laws […]
Senator Eldridge Votes to Ban Bump Stocks and Trigger Cranks
BOSTON-Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton) today voted with his Massachusetts Senate colleagues to unanimously ban bump stock and trigger cranks and classify them under the same general law that governs machine guns. The amendment, offered by Senator Cynthia Creem (D-Newton) establishes identical penalties, eighteen months to life in prison, for the use and possession of bump […]
Senator Eldridge Opposes Governor Baker’s Bill That Would Weaken Environmental Protection
Today, the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) heard H.2777, An Act to enable the Commonwealth’s administration of the Massachusetts Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, filed by Governor Charlie Baker. This bill would lower the standard for enforcing the Clean Water Act by handing over environmental oversight from the EPA to the Department […]
Acton Beacon: Funds for Levi Wetherbee refit not dead
By Matt Mallio Posted Oct 6, 2017 With the state Senate overriding Gov. Charlie Baker’s budget cuts, money earmarked for the restoration of a Boxborough landmark may be in the pipeline. State Sen. Karen Spilka, chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, who represents the 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district, said Baker’s cuts eliminated […]
AG Healey, Senator Eldridge Push for the Debt Collection Fairness Act
Eldridge’s bill addresses predatory and deceptive practices of the debt collection industry in the Commonwealth BOSTON – On September 25th, the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on S.120, the Debt Collection Fairness Act, which would safeguard borrowers against debt collector harassment, and empower consumers to repay debt and take more control […]
Eldridge Receives Sudbury Valley Trustees Distinguished Service Honor
BOSTON – State Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton) received the Sudbury Valley Trustees’ (SVT) 2017 “Distinguished Service Award” for his work on environmental conservation and protection. “I was honored to receive the Distinguished Public Service Award, and want to thank Sudbury Valley Trustees Executive Director Lisa Vernegaard for nominating me, and SVT for their dedication to […]
Senator Eldridge thanks Congresswoman Tsongas for her dedicated service
I want to thank Congresswoman Niki Tsongas for her 10 years of dedicated service representing the 3rd Congressional District. She has been responsive to the needs of the district, including advocating for veterans, protecting the environment, securing federal grants for key transportation, clean energy, and public safety projects in her communities, and is a national […]
Senator Eldridge Expresses Concern Over Intrusive MBTA Project
Thank you to the elected officials and concerned residents who attended Monday’s MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) meeting this past Monday, July 31st in Boston to express deep concern over the proposed construction of 74-foot WiFi towers along MBTA Commuter Rail routes. Below is a bipartisan letter initiated by Senator Bruce Tarr, expressing […]
Boston Globe Editorial: Momentous SJC immigration ruling still needs legislative support
Published on July 25, 2017 IN A FIRST-in-the-nation decision, the state’s highest court provided a welcome bit of clarity Monday on the proper interplay between local authorities and federal immigration law. Ruling in the case of a Cambodian immigrant who was held in a courthouse cell in Boston without a warrant, the court found that […]
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